"That, too, is how the rest of the world views the Hungarian team. Though the United States had a flag-waving contingent of fans on hand, they were constantly drowned out by the Hungarians, whose flags were more numerous, whose chants were louder, whose enthusiasm was boundless.
"Water polo in Hungary is like the NBA back home," said Merrill Moses, the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. "That's their bread-and-butter sport. You can see it. It shows. They play a great game." "