I had been thinking about how funny it is the amount of national pride people get from the Olympics. There is something really cool about watching these amazing athletes and seeing that the one that is representing your own country wins the Gold Medal, and it does make you feel good.
The truth though, is that most of the sports that we watch at the Olympics, are not sports that we watch on a regular basis. Honestly, when was the last time you watched a swim meet? Or beach volleyball? Or Rowing? Or Gymnastics? Or a myriad of other Summer Olympic Sports? If you're like me, or the vast majority of other Americans, the answer would be, 4 years ago at the last Olympics. And yet, the games have the power to captivate us, none the less.
Last night, while I was watching some of the Olympic coverage that I have recorded on my DVR, one of our (that is the USA) swimmers, other than Michael Phelps, won a race, and my daughter started dancing around proclaiming, "We're so good!" Over and over again she said it... and she had nothing to do with it! Yet she saw someone from her own Country coming out on top, and was really excited by it.
I'm really not all that into sports on a regular basis, but there is something about the Olympics that I really enjoy.
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We were just discussing at lunch that olympic athletes are easily forgotten for some reason. Maybe, cause it's a 4 year gap. It's definitely been exciting this year.
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