Vernon Davis to serve as honorary captain for U.S. Curling team at 2010 Vancouver Olympics
by David Fucillo on Jan 7, 2010 9:57 PM PST
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I can honestly say I really don't know where to go with this story. The 49ers PR people sent out a press release today announcing that tight end Vernon Davis would be an honorary captain of the U.S. Curling team when the Olympics kick off next month in Vancouver.
"I am very honored and excited for the opportunity to be an honorary captain for the team," said Davis. "Going to the Olympics will be a great experience and I’m looking forward to learning more about the sport and seeing other great athletes and competitions in Vancouver."
As an honorary captain, Davis will attend a U.S. Curling match in Vancouver to support the team, as well as a VIP curling experience at the Vancouver Curling Club. He will also enjoy a Meet-the-Team experience at Olympic Village and a one-day pass to the Olympic Committee’s USA House. In return, Davis is helping to promote the sport of curling through public service announcements that will run on U.S. Curling publicity channels (web site, Internet streaming, TV) leading up to the Olympics.
"We're definitely honored to have someone of his talent stepping out of his normal space on the football field to help support the sport of curling," Rick Patzke, USA Curling's chief operating officer, said. "Everything I'm reading, his talent on the field speaks for himself, but it's inspiring to see what he's doing outside of football, giving back in all the causes he's supporting, including curling."
This is by far one of the most random stories I've ever seen. Whomever came up with this idea deserves a lot of credit for their creativity.
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This could help VD
Seriously, maybe he could learn from this.. both in understanding how to relax in situations of pressure like the Olympics can provide and also in concentration, a notable trait, for the pseudo-sport of curling.
But this VD, he’s ‘a football player’ (-Gruden), we are talking about.
People should rename this sport "Ice Scrubbing"
How did Vernon Davis get into this weird sport? It’s so far from football.
"Proving 2nd class ownership is profitable"
by More False Hope on Jan 7, 2010 10:11 PM PST reply actions
First of all
WTF is Curling?
Is it that weird “sport” where people run around with a stick with a ribbon attached to it?
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
Or weight lifters
take your pick
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
Oh, Dumbells?
I do that too.
I should be captain!
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Jan 8, 2010 8:37 AM PST up reply actions
Don't forget Minnesota
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
Wow
49ers are the best there was the best there is and the best there ever will be
by swagger on Jan 7, 2010 10:45 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Vernon Davis
The master at football and…curling? WTF?
by Jayd92009 on Jan 7, 2010 10:52 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Haha, who knew he would be into this
I almost thought curling was like, max no. of curls with a predetermined dumbell
AH! don't fumble!!
Curling is an awesome sport. I’m not even joking. It looks silly at first glance, but it takes some ridiculous skill, actually has a lot of strategy, and is honestly fun to watch. It’s one of the Olympic sports I’m going to TIVO in February.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
Sport?
Curling is a sport like Golf, Bowling, and Pool; no one ever sweats. If the participants never exert themselves enough to sweat, how can it be called a sport? Even Baseball players sweat some of the time.
hmm..
That must mean that you would consider a sport where a group of people are inside a Sauna “with the temperature higher than usual” to see who can stay in there the longest. There would be plenty of sweat involved in that SPORT..
Hey Cornelius, I started Chad Mucho Sudo this week in my fantasy league and he stayed in the Sauna for over 2 hours.. Woohooo… Sauning me up some major fantasy points =)
I love the great sport of Sauning
Yes. A sport. Any of these things take a serious amount of physical conditioning (not in the sense of weightlifting, per se). Extreme precision physical activities. They count.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Jan 8, 2010 8:07 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know anyone who plays the clarinet competitively.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Jan 8, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
This is so far off base
I don’t even know where to begin, not to mention its insensitivity to those of us who are incapable of perspiration.
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
You have to lick yourselves to keep cool. It’s unsanitary and it smells, but I guess it’s better than heatstroke.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Jan 8, 2010 9:02 AM PST up reply actions
You can't sweat?
WTF?
What’s wrong with you dude?
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Jan 8, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
Some people don't
Probably needs to drink more water or gatorade though as I think that’s a pretty sure sign of dehydration.
Yes Drew K, Tim Tebow will get picked in the first round.
I hope no one is offended by this
But the only things that I know don’t sweat are pigs.
I didn’t know it was people too….
Can anyone educate me on this?
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Jan 8, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
Dogs and cats also don’t sweat.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Jan 8, 2010 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
Good to know.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Jan 8, 2010 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
The better you feel?
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Jan 8, 2010 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
All people sweat unless they have a serious physical ailment or condition. One that I’m not aware of.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Jan 8, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Actually, he misread the site decorum rules and I haven’t had the heart to tell him.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Jan 8, 2010 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
I agree
I like watching curling a lot.
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
One of the best sports to watch
Football players have helmets over their faces so they can always hide their emotions. Not with curling.
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
Did anyone read this
“I am very honored and excited for the opportunity to be an honorary captain for the team,” said Davis. “Going to the Olympics will be a great experience and I’m looking forward to learning more about the sport and seeing other great athletes and competitions in Vancouver.”
He wants to learn as in he doesn’t play, chill fellas, he is doing his in front of the camera thing.
#42
That’s what honorary caption means, too.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Jan 8, 2010 8:07 AM PST up reply actions
Cool, I might meet him ...
… I’m going to the Winter Olympics for work – I’ll be in Vancouver so I might try to meet him and say Hi. Having met John York at Wembley, I can add VD to my list of achievements (there’s a sentence I never thought I’d write).
"This could be another Very Special Team" ... Superbowl winning Niners lineman Dan Audick ...
"Noodling" is a fancy name for Catfish Wrestling
Does “Curling” do the same for “Ice Scrubbing”?
"Proving 2nd class ownership is profitable"
by More False Hope on Jan 8, 2010 12:44 AM PST reply actions
oh man!
I love curling! it’s actually pretty fun to watch, I look forward to watching it more now that I know it will have VD. There are some pretty hot curling chicks too, I think I remember hearing something about a curling team having a nude calendar for a fundraiser or something.
"The Football The 49ers Team has The excitement of the bear, the velocity of the deer and strenght of the buffalo.
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/11399880/ns/sports-winter_olympics/
"The Football The 49ers Team has The excitement of the bear, the velocity of the deer and strenght of the buffalo.
BOOOOOOOO!!!!!
awe, they’re are only like 2 or 3 pictures with any signifigant boobage…all the rest are “classy” pics that don’t show anything other than some leg and a little side boob. These chicks are hot though.
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
by Brave Neander on Jan 8, 2010 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
I was thinking
He might have gotten into it because of the random grunts and yells that the ladies let out during a match.
They also sell condoms
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
I got way into curling in 2006
I took a class in college called Olympic Games. It was my last semester, and I thought it would be a joke. It wasn’t, and I ended up having to write a 10 page paper on the Canadian curling team. And I enjoyed watching curling everyday. The Swedish Women’s team was hot.
So, I am way stoked VD is involved, and I will be watching some curling.
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-My Father.
Do you consider yourself a very meticulous and anal person?
"Proving 2nd class ownership is profitable"
by More False Hope on Jan 8, 2010 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
Do you?
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Jan 8, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
I wasn't asking you dude
"Proving 2nd class ownership is profitable"
by More False Hope on Jan 9, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
Either Vernon wanted a challenge and picked "The Whitest Sport Out There,"
Or someone tricked him and he didn’t want to admit it. Or maybe he lost a bet. I would like to see him actually do it. “Dreadlocks on Ice!” I can see the marketing blitz now. Kinda like Cool Runnings. Really, though, I am impressed when people try new things that others in their peer group would be afraid or embarrassed to do. “Hot curling chicks,” though…hmmm…maybe ol’ Vernon does have an ulterior motive….
Alaska is a state, dammit! Can I get a Niner game on TV up here?
Actually, I don’t know if a sport that the Chinese dominate one half of can be considered the whitest sport out there.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Jan 8, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
That's pretty bad...I just stereotyped my own race!
So maybe Vernon likes Chinese women?
Alaska is a state, dammit! Can I get a Niner game on TV up here?
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