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...Detroit, which has had its own problems with quality, there is no outright rejoicing over Toyota's troubles. But there is a sense of an opening to win some business, and a certain pleasure in seeing the spotlight of criticism focus on a foreign carmaker. "There was always this assumption in the mainstream media that Toyota was better," says a senior GM executive. "Hopefully this will help even things out a little bit. Maybe from now on, Toyota will be treated as just another car company...
Anyway, regardless of what’s true and what’s not, one thing is certain: this is probably a juicier read than what you'd be assigned if you were in Professor Ferguson's class...
...does not mean these events should be ruled out. The excellence of one country’s team—or any group for that matter—should allow that team to compete at the highest level, not facilitate its exit. In fact, it is the domination of certain sports that often garner the most fanfare. For example, no story loomed larger in Beijing than Michael Phelps, the American swimmer who won the gold in all eight of his events. Removing him from the competition would rightly appear ludicrous, but it is the same logic that would mandate such...
...that matters is that they are wearing the American uniform. Paramount to this sentiment, however, is the sport itself. We should never let our patriotic desire to win the most medals—a count that proves little—alter the way we permit or prohibit certain sports...
...former Harvard player Lauren McAuliffe ’04. “It seemed like we didn’t really show up that period...The momentum never shifted. They just sealed us in the zone a few times and I think that took our confidence away to a certain extent...