MY OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE

Well, to begin with the Olympics have if nothing else been interesting. Human interest stories are anything but lacking. Michael Phelps as expected took home a lot of gold. The Jamaican sprinter U. Bolt shattered the world record in the 100 meters easily. The US did not make much of a showing otherwise. So far, I do not believe any US female sprinter has even placed in the 100 meters. We have to wait for the 200 meters to see what the US has to offer. Now the 400, that is the race to watch. We will see some new things there. Our 400 mtr. relay team should blow away the rest of the field.
Our Basketball team should make a lot of noise, too. They have a point to prove. So far, they appear to be doing just that. I have to wonder, with all the doping scandals attached to US sprinters are they just plain distracted or the best is yet to come. It's funny how everyone is so vocal about the medal returns, the discovery of doping eight to ten years later and all the sickening events attributed to illegal substances, yet no one seems to want to know how all of these "discoveries" came about. I am more than sure no athlete just voluntarily came forward and admitted to doping. I doubt very seriously if "eyewitness testimony" carried that much weight. So where did the information come from and how reliable is it really? How deep does this thing really go? And of course, my biggest question: Are we going to find out that today's heroes had the same flaws twenty years from now? Are they gonna add new substances to the banned list and make them pay later?
Nothing surprises me. Don't get me wrong, doping is bad, it's wrong. It's too bad we live in a time where "win at all costs" is the thought for the day. Everyone is trying to get an edge because of all the accolades and financial gratuities attached to a winner. Well, this is the world we live in and only we can begin the change. Each one teach one. It may take awhile, but it can happen. For right though, let's support our heroes and urge them to achieve their goals the right way. Let's openly congratulate those who have done it the right way in such an era of temptation.
No matter where they are from; celebrate them! They have earned it.