The REAL Definition of a World Champion
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by SSreporters
I'm pretty sure anyone who isn't Ibearg knows that whenever a pro football or pro basketball team wins the Super Bowl or the NBA Finals, the announcers and the players (occasionally the fans) say "WE'RE WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!". That's a flaw we have in our country when it comes to sports. If you have leagues in which most of the team is based in the US, and 1 or 2 teams in Canada, that is NOT the world. The MLB should not name their championship series, the World Series. You have the Toronto Blue Jays, who are rarely in the playoffs ever. So that leaves you with the American teams. America does not equal world. The NFL, Bob Lamey of the Colts radio team said "The Colts are World Champions". There isn't even a Canadian or Mexican team in the NFL. America does not equal world. In 2003, Brad Nessler, ABC announcer said "The San Antonio Spurs, are World Champions". The Toronto Raptors are the only team outside of the US, yet it's still generally World Champions that they call. USA does not equal world. Only a handful of people give a darn about the MLS, so forget them. The NHL almost never uses "World Champions" and I respect them for that. Here is what I can safely assure you that you can call a world champion.
- The World Cup of (Soccer, Rugby, Cricket). Look at the 2nd word. Just curious, how many World Cups have the US won in any of those sports? A whopping three, and two were in the Women's World Cup, the other one being in Rugby.
- World Baseball Classic. Not that many countries play baseball, but it involves other countries.
- Track and Field or anything in the Olympics. I don't need to give you an explanation do I?
So do you agree with me (and my dad)? You can't call yourself a world champion, when there are no more than 10 countries involved.
