Olympics

I freely admit that I am a fan of the Olympics!  I'll sit and watch most things just because it is the Olympics (except for Judo and dressage!).  It's a fantastic two weeks of wall to wall sport and it's fun!  I guess I'm grateful for the Olympics, or maybe it's the ideal of the Olympics!  I'm certainly grateful for the time that very talented people put into getting even better at their chosen sport; and the sacrifices they make to get there!  But most people would be prepared to work their guts out if they were THAT good at a sport!  I know I would!  Australia hasn't got as much "gold" as expected at these London Olympics; and, notwithstanding my love of the Olympics, I don't believe that we should suddenly increase the funding to sports - particularly elite sports people - because of it!  We already spend lots of money on sport!  My completely lame and probably baseless theory is that we just didn't quite start with the normal 'spark' this year, and it's permeated all Australian competitors!  That's just life!  Remember the Olympic creed (most of us have done at least one school assignment on the Olympics in their life!):


"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."  


Maybe that's why the long events, like the marathon and triathlon are so good - where just finishing is amazing!
Anyway, I've got to finish up here so I can keep watching the coverage!