Every two years, we prepare to dedicate two weeks of our life to religiously watching NBC. Why? Because frankly, we love to watch the Olympics. From the artistically beautiful opening and closing ceremonies, to the attractive athletes, to seeing a different part of the world, we love it all. Whether you have a favorite athlete that you're rooting for or you're just watching for fun, it's always fun and stressful to watch athletes compete for the gold medal.
To watch world records be set and to watch people live out their childhood dreams, it just gives you a good feeling inside. It's amazing what a human being can do with hours and years of hard work, dedication, and training. Look at the US gymnastics team for example, they're so young but yet they've already done so much with their lives. I wish I could say I've competed in the Olympics at their age. Or look at Michael Phelps for example, his fifth Olympic Games will be Rio. To think of all the dedication he must have had to get to this point, it's crazy.
Some of us have a preference over which Olympic Games we like better. Whether it's the summer or Winter Olympics, they're both fun to watch. It's always fun to see the difficult tasks athletes must compete. Or the cool winter Olympic sports such as luging, the skeleton or speed skating. Those aren't sports that you get the opportunity to watch every day. Yes, we have all the basic sports that we can watch all the time, but it's only on the rare occasion you can watch luging or rowing on tv. The anxiety we feel as we watch diving, swimming, and gymnastics just to name a few sports, it's crazy. To watch divers jump incredible lengths. To watch swimmers move like lightning back and forth throughout the water. To watch gymnasts jump and twirl around.
It makes us think of all of the great things we can do. It inspires us to go out and to chase our dreams. It shows us that we really are truly capable of anything. The Olympics are an act of inspiring the world and bringing unity. With all of the hate in the world, we can stand as one and put our differences aside to do what we love and to just have fun. Of course, it's a stressful time for athletes. The world can "be as one" for two weeks and just bask in the amazement that is the Olympics. As we get prepared to watch the Rio games, we remember that not only is it great to get recognition for the things we love but it's great to do what we love for a living. Anyone can achieve their dreams, you just have to go out there and chase them and the world is yours.
