{"id":307857,"date":"2021-07-24T00:22:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T21:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eddy-alvarez-shows-the-true-olympic-and-american-spirit\/"},"modified":"2021-07-24T00:22:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T21:22:09","slug":"eddy-alvarez-shows-the-true-olympic-and-american-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eddy-alvarez-shows-the-true-olympic-and-american-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"#Eddy Alvarez shows the true Olympic \u2014 and American \u2014 spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c58c34a7bf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c58c34a7bf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eddy-alvarez-shows-the-true-olympic-and-american-spirit\/#Follow_all_the_2020_Olympics_action\" >Follow all the 2020 Olympics action<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Eddy Alvarez shows the true Olympic \u2014 and American \u2014 spirit<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As athletes\u00a0kneel during the national anthem and turn their backs on the flag, what a breath\u00a0of fresh air is Eddy Alvarez.<\/p>\n<p>Chosen as the Team USA flag bearer, along with basketball star Sue Bird, Alvarez teared up talking about what an honor it was. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"915\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"NY Post page one\" class=\"wp-image-18908559 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/new-page-one.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/new-page-one.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/new-page-one.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/new-page-one.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=915 915w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/new-page-one.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1830 1830w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 915px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>His family fled Cuba and made a life in Florida \u2014 where he grew up to be a speed skater who medaled in the 2014 Winter Olympics, then a major-league baseball player with the Miami Marlins. He\u2019s playing on the national baseball team at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust to get the honor to represent the United States of America, to hold the flag \u2014 the symbol of liberty, of freedom \u2014 my family came over to this country from Cuba in search of opportunity, and if it wasn\u2019t for them doing that, I wouldn\u2019t be in the position that I am now,\u201d he said on the \u201cToday\u201d show. \u201cI mean, this has been such a whirlwind of emotions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the story that progressives don\u2019t want to hear. Cuba is the most racially equal country in the world, claims Nikole Hannah-Jones, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ist utopia is only impeded by American sanctions, to hear Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tell it. That neither thing is true is exemplified by the millions who have fled or have taken to the streets of cities across the island to demand freedom now.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"The Olympic cauldron is lit up during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics\" class=\"wp-image-18908405 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/olympic-cauldron.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/olympic-cauldron.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/olympic-cauldron.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/olympic-cauldron.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/olympic-cauldron.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Olympic cauldron is lit up during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And for all their support of open borders, Democrats regularly feed the myth that this country is unworthy of pride; that we are a racist, fractured dystopia. So why are families like Alvarez\u2019s parents rushing to get here?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing a first-generation Cuban American, my story represents the American Dream,\u201d Eddy Alvarez said after being chosen. \u201cMy family has sacrificed so much for me to have the opportunity to wave this flag proudly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patriotism. Gratitude. Humility. Will Nike make a commercial with this guy?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Follow_all_the_2020_Olympics_action\"><\/span>Follow all the 2020 Olympics action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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