My very favorite is beach volleyball, but I love watching gymnastics, diving and swimming too.
My very favorite is beach volleyball, but I love watching gymnastics, diving and swimming too.
I've never particularly cared for the olympics but I've gone out of my way this time around to boycott it completely. It should not have been held in a third world country that can't provide basic standards of sanitation or human dignity. Just like the world cup, billions spent to have slave labor erect massive stadiums that will sit empty and decay after it's over.
I like the Olympics, but I detest the NBC coverage of them. I want to watch sports, not endless 15 minute segments on how little gymnast Bobbi Sue is competing because her brother died in a thresher accident and that she collects beanie babies...its crap.
Now, here is what I am excited about....for the first time since 1920, we will have Rugby (sevens) in the games! And the USA is the defending champions.
Good luck finding matches on regular TV, because we will have to watch endless hours of rhythmic gymnastics and synchronized swimming and other garbage.
I like the Olympics, but I detest the NBC coverage of them. I want to watch sports, not endless 15 minute segments on how little gymnast Bobbi Sue is competing because her brother died in a thresher accident and that she collects beanie babies...its crap.
Now, here is what I am excited about....for the first time since 1920, we will have Rugby (sevens) in the games! And the USA is the defending champions.
Good luck finding matches on regular TV, because we will have to watch endless hours of rhythmic gymnastics and synchronized swimming and other garbage.
I hear the Olympics went viral.
*badda bing*
I've never particularly cared for the olympics but I've gone out of my way this time around to boycott it completely. It should not have been held in a third world country that can't provide basic standards of sanitation or human dignity. Just like the world cup, billions spent to have slave labor erect massive stadiums that will sit empty and decay after it's over. This is not beneficial to the people of Brazil or the world's athletes, only corporate cronies.
My very favorite is beach volleyball, but I love watching gymnastics, diving and swimming too.
Apathy is at fever pitch here!
TBH, I'll skip the swimming/diving, watch track and field and cycling, maybe the archery and soccer. It really hadn't sunk in how close it was till I popped into Aldi this evening, and was confronted with stacks of Olympic merchandise!
Who cares? It's Brazil's money wasted on Brazillian projects. You don't see that stuff happening in the U.S. btw. When we hold national events we make long term use of the facilities.
You may not give a **** about the well-being of your fellow human beings, but I do. Brazil is incredibly poor and their politicians are giving billions to corporations instead of helping their own people. So essentially the same problem we have in the US but they're much worse off.