I'm curious -- how interested are you in the Olympics, which start Friday?
I have way less interest this year, which is startling, because I am a longtime Olympics geek. As a teen I went to the L.A. Games in '84 (where I caught gymnast Kathy Johnson's silver medal podium bouquet & shook hands with Nadia Comaneci). I've been to a couple Trials and over the years I have met many many Olympic athletes.
But for some reason these Olympics are non-compelling to me, and I can't figure out if it is because I am jaded and busy, or because there is so much else in the world to think about, or maybe because I am uncomfortable with China as an Olympic site. Or maybe it's because we no longer have to wait for Bob Costas to tell us what happened, or because there are so many athletes who have been caught doping, or because everything seems like a big marketing dog-and-pony show.
And then Jim McKay died. That didn't help.
The magic is gone for me. Is it gone for you? What's different?
Will I ever get that magic back? It's kind of sad, I used to really love the Olympics.
Your thoughts please.
I have way less interest this year, which is startling, because I am a longtime Olympics geek. As a teen I went to the L.A. Games in '84 (where I caught gymnast Kathy Johnson's silver medal podium bouquet & shook hands with Nadia Comaneci). I've been to a couple Trials and over the years I have met many many Olympic athletes.
But for some reason these Olympics are non-compelling to me, and I can't figure out if it is because I am jaded and busy, or because there is so much else in the world to think about, or maybe because I am uncomfortable with China as an Olympic site. Or maybe it's because we no longer have to wait for Bob Costas to tell us what happened, or because there are so many athletes who have been caught doping, or because everything seems like a big marketing dog-and-pony show.
And then Jim McKay died. That didn't help.
The magic is gone for me. Is it gone for you? What's different?
Will I ever get that magic back? It's kind of sad, I used to really love the Olympics.
Your thoughts please.