I Love the Olympics

I have always loved the Olympic games but the lack of sportsmanship in the current, 30th, games is shameful.

Do we blame the easy access to social media? Do we blame the 'holier than thou' attitude of some of the young Olympiads? Lack of manners or the I don't give a shit what anyone thinks because I am in the Olympics?

If I had the honor of participating I would like to think that I am humble enough to not get myself booted because of spewing swill on Twitter. Shame on these people! I think that they should be banned from participating for life because of their immaturity and lack of common decency.

The other night when Jordyn Wieber failed... yes failed, to make to make the cut for gymnastics individual all-round competition she wailed like a baby. Yes of course she was upset and disappointed but hell she is the reigning World's Champion she should not have failed but since she did she certainly could have held the tears until she was out of camera range. I realize she is just a young girl and that she had every reason to wail and weep but where is her sportsmanship? Why wasn't she congratulating her fellow team members who did make the cut? I don't recall seeing Michael Phelps ball like a baby when he failed to medal in the 400 IM.



What is up with the lack of people in the audience in the various venues? I actually looked in to getting tickets for myself and my grandchild but there were none to be had. We would have taken anything just to be there and now I see empty seats everywhere in each event I have watched.

Something else that I find sad is that no one appears to be watching the Olympic games. I don't have one single friend that is watching the games and in striking up conversations with random people I have found only a few who are watching. One would think that with the American infatuation with all things reality TV we would be blowing up the networks with viewers.

People will watch some hick family whose kid is a pageant participant but they will not watch the finest the world has to offer in athletics. Shame on the American public for this one.

I will now climb down off of my soapbox.