I just can't get into the Olympics. Maybe it's because I watch real sports, I'm not sure. The Games are now just glorafied reality shows. People don't watch because of the competition, they watch necause of the human interest stories. Still, the events that get most watched in America are the ones that involve real sports. Like Olympic hockey and basketball. Outside of a few events, the Olympics are just so people who specialize in activities that will never be mistaken for sports can get a global stage. Like ice dancing, synchronized swimming, cross country skiing, and of course curling.
As ridiculous as those events are, they're no worse than the more mainstream ones. Take Michael Phelps for example. Eight gold medals, all for swimming! He's the fastest swimmer using different techniques, but it's still just swimming. It'd be like Usain Bolt getting gold medals for being the fastest runner, soeed walker, jogger, skipper, and backwards runner. It's all the same, Phelps was the fastest persn in water and should get a gold for that. Not fot being the fastest in different ways.
Also, why the hell do people get so excited about winning silver or, worse, bronze? You're celebrating that you almost won? What about the guy who finished behind Bolt? He wasn't even close to winning, so what's he celebrating. I know people will argue that smaller countries should be able to celebrat an accomplishment on a global stage. I don't necesserily agree, but fine, whatever. The athletes themselves shouldn't celebrate. No athlete worth his weight in farts is happy with second place. That's part of what makes them great at what they do, the drive to be the best. So there's no way they should be happy with third place.
I'm sure the Colts celebrated coming in second place. See? That's another reason why the Olympic events aren't real sports: The losers celebrate the fact that they came in third.
Peace
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