The Olympics in Rio have been in full swing, and if you didn’t know that, I’m assuming you live under a rock. Even if you don’t watch the Olympics, it is everywhere you go. You hear about it on the radio, you see it all over social media, and everyone is talking about it. This year I haven’t really had time to watch the Olympics much, but the other day I decided to try to make time to sit down and just watch some of it. While watching it, I had a lot of thoughts that I think a lot of us average Americans that weren’t blessed with this crazy athletic ability would think.
1. “How... How in the world does her body bend like that?”
I was watching the gymnastic portion and like, I have no idea how they are so flexible. If I ever did that I would not be able to move for the next twenty years.
2. “Yep, I would have definitely broken something if I tried that!”
In any sport, these athletes just look so rough. I’m so uncoordinated that I would for sure break all the bones in my body if I even attempted to do anything athletic.
3. “I need a nap from watching them run.”
I don’t know about you, but I do not run. And literally just watching these people run makes me tired. I really don’t know how they do it.
4. “I can’t even doggy paddle.”
These people are swimming so fast that I can’t even watch them. I don’t think I could even successfully do the doggy paddle… Is that even a real thing?
5. “Is ping pong really a sport… okay the way they are doing it then I guess it is!”
I would have never considered ping pong a sport until I watched it on the Olympics. It’s actually really intimidating…
6. “Is Netflix a sport? I could so win gold if it was.”
I don’t know about you, but the only way I would ever win a gold medal is if it was in Netflix, eating, or complaining about things I need to do and not doing them.
7. “Hmm… maybe I could do badminton? That isn’t too bad… Let’s see… Holy crap this isn’t the badminton I know how to play!!!”
Yep, everything at the Olympics is hard. Even if breathing was an Olympic sport, I couldn’t do it.
8. “Does anyone else think it’s ironic that McDonalds is a supporter of the Olympics? I mean I hardly doubt these athletes are ordering a McChicken and a large fry after every event.”
The Olympics are truly amazing. Every athlete in the Olympics is a winner in my book. They also make me feel horrible about myself while I watch them and eat a bag of potato chips.
