Face the Nation is on a few minutes.
Which brings me to a mini-rant on the olympics.
I used to like them.
I don’t any more.
First, I don’t think they’re honest.
Second, I ponder who the heck chooses the sports in the olympics.
Horseback riding? Synchronized swimming? Bicycles?
Worst of all....beach volleyball?
I kind of like the gymnastic events, the swims and dives.
But so much of it is lost on yon average viewer such as myself.
To me olympics should be a celebration and illustration of the strength of the human body. I don’t get this thing with horses and bicycles.
I’m done.
Wha?????????
You don’t follow field hockey and handball?
I agree. Some of those ‘sports’ stretch credulity.
I heard one commentator going on about how some volleyball player was going to get all kinds of ‘professional’ offers. I thought, I guess I have been missing all the ‘professional’ volleyball games.
Hmmm, I think the women's beach volleyball may be the only thing with any redeeming value.
olympics should be a celebration and illustration of the strength of the human body. I don’t get this thing with horses and bicycles.
Myself, I'm holding out for Olympic GT Sports Car Racing.
I think all sports have their boosters.
A good friend is an official with the USA canoe and kayak organization.
It’s a pretty small contingent, but they are just as avid as anybody else.
They workout 6-10 hours a day. Try doing what they do in the pool. You will soon find it's a tough sport. The only two differences between the gymnastic floor exercise and synchronized swimming event is that the swimmer, by definition, is in the water and she is holding her breath for four minutes. Think about it.
And if you missed water polo...well the sportscaster was shocked that it is as barbaric as hockey. His words, not mine! When you are a water polo player you are expected to tread water for hours (workouts not the game which is only 24 minutes-6 minutes a quarter) and tread hard enough to raise your body out of the water up to your waist while catching the ball, fighting off the other team, controlling the ball and then making a goal. All in a days work!!!
Horseback riding, cycling, etc are quite demanding. If you are saying that the sport is not an illustration of the human body because of the apparatus i.e. the horse and bike, then what about the vault, the parallel bars, the uneven bars, the rings, skis, skates, sleds, etc?
As for choosing the sport. There is a very lengthy process for a sport to become an Olympic event.
But there is relief! Tonight are the closing ceremonies and you won't have to watch the summer games for another four years!!!! : ) You lucky girl!!! : )