Why I hate the Olympics.
One of my biggest regrets of my life is that I wasn't serious about sports until late in high school, which was too late to really start a career of any sort. I've never experienced people cheering for me in any circumstance or felt overwhelming pride while accomplishing something great. The Olympics, for the athletes, is more or less the epitome of what I've missed out in my life. Even if I suck my entire country is still rooting for me and I'd be proud of myself just getting to that point. The idea of young athletes having accomplished so much in their young lives, many younger than myself, just makes me ask myself what I'm doing with my life.
Why I love the Olympics
There's a million reasons to love the Olympics. That's why I absolutely love the Olympics even thought it makes me feel pathetic. There are so many inspirational stories from around the world. It's where the best athletes have a chance to represent their country they love so much. It's a chance for normal people like me to root for my country's athletes and to be proud to be an American. I don't know if you know this but the five Olympic rings represent the five inhabited continents of the world: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. I hate to be a pessimist but I think the Olympics is the closest we'll get to world peace. We might as well soak it in while it lasts. I've also formed a crush in the past two Olympics, Nastia Liukin and Kim Yu-Na. Yeah, yeah, everyone is in love with Yuna Kim now, but I don't care.
Someone asked me a couple weeks ago if I would rather win a professional sports championship or win an Olympic gold medal. At that time, I said I would rather win a championship, but now I think I would rather win a medal. I'd go for a medal now because the Olympics only happen every 4 years for whatever sport I'll be awesome at and to carry the pride of an entire nation on my shoulders while standing on a podium hearing my national anthem is probably one of the greatest honors I can ever conceive. Even if I come in last place, I'd still feel like a hero.
I would tell my faithful few followers (thanks by the way) to go watch the Olympics and support your country, but they're over now and I'm sad. So I'm just going to say, be proud of yourself, your country and your world.
P.S. - I took a couple archery lessons last year and I think I might seriously try and get into Olympics style archery. Anyone in?
lol I want to do the olympics too...i was considering for winter....speed skating since I can decently inline skate. something like canoeing or kayaking may be an easier medium to get into the olympics. cycling might be also easier to start up in a shorter period of time.
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