I can’t help but feel a pang of jealousy for those millions of people out there who care about the Super G and Curling 49 other weeks of the year, because this Olympiad is right up their alley. Then again, I don’t know anyone who cares about those events the other 49 weeks of the year. Why care now?
One can point to outstanding feats of skill and appreciate the hard work that goes into exceeding in the Winter Games, but one could also point out that the Winter games are really a showcase of such a minimal percentage of people dealing with sports that the vast majority of humans on earth won’t even come close to playing, never mind exceeding in, for their entire lifetimes.
The Summer Games, now they are a collection of honest to goodness athletes. Running, jumping, shooting a ball through a hoop…games we all play, we all know, we all can put into context. These Winter athletes were raised on the slopes, raised in the rink, raised amongst the finest riches a Son-of-a-Chalet-Owner-In-Switzerland could enjoy. Usain Bolt…see where he grew up? See the track he trained on? Grass with lines. That’s it.
Check out Apolo Ohno’s story. Sure, mommy and daddy divorced and it was probably his fault and his parents don’t love him, which explains the motivation in him, but it sure didn’t hurt that daddy made up for that lack of love by signing him up for every organized sport known to man before and after school, paying for a super machine athlete at the age of 8.
Oh, and one more thing for those in love with the skill and artistry of the Olympics, does it make any sense, no matter how close the similarity in the sports, that Shaun White can be the best snowboarder and best X-game skater on the planet? Aren’t the Olympics all about the socially inept who have dedicated themselves to one sport, at the expense of a normal life? How could they have time to be the best at two sports? Not to mention burning all that paper on the reg.
Put the Winter Olympics on the list. Mostly because I can’t stand snowboarders and their stupid droopy pants, but also because I can’t stand watching people be convinced they are witnessing athletic achievement, when in reality they are watching a privileged minority tailor a comfy pair of knickers with deep pockets for NBC execs, and nothing more.
One can point to outstanding feats of skill and appreciate the hard work that goes into exceeding in the Winter Games, but one could also point out that the Winter games are really a showcase of such a minimal percentage of people dealing with sports that the vast majority of humans on earth won’t even come close to playing, never mind exceeding in, for their entire lifetimes.
The Summer Games, now they are a collection of honest to goodness athletes. Running, jumping, shooting a ball through a hoop…games we all play, we all know, we all can put into context. These Winter athletes were raised on the slopes, raised in the rink, raised amongst the finest riches a Son-of-a-Chalet-Owner-In-Switzerland could enjoy. Usain Bolt…see where he grew up? See the track he trained on? Grass with lines. That’s it.
Check out Apolo Ohno’s story. Sure, mommy and daddy divorced and it was probably his fault and his parents don’t love him, which explains the motivation in him, but it sure didn’t hurt that daddy made up for that lack of love by signing him up for every organized sport known to man before and after school, paying for a super machine athlete at the age of 8.
Oh, and one more thing for those in love with the skill and artistry of the Olympics, does it make any sense, no matter how close the similarity in the sports, that Shaun White can be the best snowboarder and best X-game skater on the planet? Aren’t the Olympics all about the socially inept who have dedicated themselves to one sport, at the expense of a normal life? How could they have time to be the best at two sports? Not to mention burning all that paper on the reg.
Put the Winter Olympics on the list. Mostly because I can’t stand snowboarders and their stupid droopy pants, but also because I can’t stand watching people be convinced they are witnessing athletic achievement, when in reality they are watching a privileged minority tailor a comfy pair of knickers with deep pockets for NBC execs, and nothing more.
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7 comments:
fancy snow richies can fall off a cliff.
I like these curling ladies though, am I right fellas!?
Canoeing, badminton, equestriamism, fencing, handball, rowing, sailing (!), shooting, synchronized swimming, table tennis, water polo.
Just sayin'
sailing is hard isn't it?
All of these things are hard at the Olympic level. I was pointing out the summer games that are as exclusive as winter games.
oh right. good call.
especially equestriamism. I've never even met an equestriam.
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