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Olympic Sports
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Jul 24, 2026
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The Pat McAfee Show Live From NFL Flag Football Championships | Friday July 24th 2026
The Pat McAfee Show·Jul 24, 2026
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Providing athletes with gold-plated medals instead of solid gold is practical due to the high cost of production.
“I don't think it needs to be real gold. Like honestly, I if anything, I think it's better to like give them a check and then that fake gold.”
Zane and Heath: UNFILTERED · Aug 2024 · 1 episode · 591K views on this topic
Athletes should receive real gold medals rather than gold-plated ones for their achievements.
“I feel like the least you could do to is give an athlete a real gold medal.”
Zane and Heath: UNFILTERED · Aug 2024 · 1 episode · 591K views on this topic
The inclusion of football as an Olympic sport is a positive development for its growth.
“But I do believe football becoming an international sport, an Olympic sport potentially is a good thing. This going to be the avenue, and I think that's why you see the NFL investing so much in all of this.”
The Pat McAfee Show · Jul 2026 · 2 episodes · 559K views on this topic
The Olympic Games should be reserved for the traditional athletic events depicted on ancient Grecian urns.
“i'm an Olympics purist I kind of only want like the sports that ever appeared on the Grecian erns”
StarTalk · Jul 2024 · 1 episode · 140K views on this topic
Winning gold medals for the United States is more important than the global spread of American cultural influence through sports.
“I want a double win I don't care about none of that this America man America I don't want no dog going uh uh what you call it a uh a moral Victory a moral Victory we don't need that no no no we're not here to touch the world we here to we here to win”
StarTalk · Jul 2024 · 1 episode · 140K views on this topicJS
Jessica SmetanaUnrated
Missing the Olympics after they conclude results in a feeling of withdrawal.
“I'm like going through withdrawal. Like I have to wait till like 7:00 to watch sports. It's bull as I hate it.”
LeBatardShow · Feb 2026 · 1 episode · 15K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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