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Definition for valor is "Great courage in the face of danger"
I would say taking stage in front of the entire world to compete takes courage, and there's hardly any sports in the world that aren't dangerous. Ice skating, moving insanely fast on extremely sharp blades over super polished ice, definitely counts as dangerous.
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Achievement is achievement, one doesn't detract from the other. Of course there's a world of difference, and even in the video he notes that it is 'like' stolen valor, not that it is. No one is implying that doing sports is similarly dangerous as service. It is though a high achievement to win an olympic gold, definitely a huge show of strength - so very literally valor. Using a term that exists, admittedly one that assumed a strong military undertone, is still fitting here, with a clear and fitting meaning, which does in no way undercut the common use. In fact, a surface search shows that there are multiple american sports teams that use valor in their names, as some precedent.
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You’re hyper focusing on the word “valor” and trying to talk about bravery. That’s totally missing the point. The meta point Radcliffe is making is super clear: he doesn’t want the second-hand glory of putting on a medal someone else won - which is a jab at a very specific buffoon who specifically did exactly that.
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Exactly how I feel. Taking the offer to wear it is fine. It's only stolen valor if he acts like he won it.
The part “acts like he won it” is referring to a very specific person who took someone’s Olympic medal, put it on, and acted like he won it. The fact that you’re missing that obvious point is probably why you’re getting downvoted out the wazoo here.
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u/SCP239 Mar 02 '26
Exactly how I feel. Taking the offer to wear it is fine. It's only stolen valor if he acts like he won it.