Thanks for your observations. I still watch the Olympics every four years, but as an older person, I feel that sports like golf and basketball already receive enough media attention. These sports have other competitions of greater importance. I like the traditional competitions I grew up watching 40-50 years ago — track and field, swimming and diving, and gymnastics. I especially enjoy the running races. Every four years, these races really matter. But the modern games have gotten too complicated for me.
I feel this, the Olympic exception, where cynicism withers in the glare of brilliant style-adjacent athletic costuming and genuine stoke by athletes from everywhere
I love the Olympics. It may be corny, but I'm all in. And I cried a bit when the athletes came down the river on boats, and it panned in on someone I (slightly ) know. (My sport has a small cohort). I know what it takes to get there. I love watching all the greatest, in their sports.
Thanks for your observations. I still watch the Olympics every four years, but as an older person, I feel that sports like golf and basketball already receive enough media attention. These sports have other competitions of greater importance. I like the traditional competitions I grew up watching 40-50 years ago — track and field, swimming and diving, and gymnastics. I especially enjoy the running races. Every four years, these races really matter. But the modern games have gotten too complicated for me.
I feel this, the Olympic exception, where cynicism withers in the glare of brilliant style-adjacent athletic costuming and genuine stoke by athletes from everywhere
I love the Olympics. It may be corny, but I'm all in. And I cried a bit when the athletes came down the river on boats, and it panned in on someone I (slightly ) know. (My sport has a small cohort). I know what it takes to get there. I love watching all the greatest, in their sports.