Total amazement

Like millions of others in the world today ive been afixed to the television watching the Beijing Olympics. Cheering for my countries athletes, feeling their glory and their agony of defeat. As a Canadian Im proud at what our nation has achieved on the world stage. In science medicine technology humanitarian evelopment and know our sports. It wasnt 1 day into the olympics and i sit in front of the tv and see on the net and on the news. Our kids are fat and lazy> they show no motivation to be an olympic athlete. They would rather sit in their rooms and play tv games and watch tv.

Well Like many other canadians I was outraged. Who is this person to judge others. To make a statement and politicize it so much was an embarassement to canadians and to the world. The olympics have become what we said would never happen. A personal platform for the athletes to become rich and endorsed. What happened to the olympic ideal. Where did the true spirit of the games go. How has sports become so much more important then that unemployed person struggling to keep his family afloat. To that family who lost everything in either flood fire or storm.

I as an sportsman never let the sport I played ruled my life but enhance my life. Shape my goals and aspirations of true team spirit and unity. To that athlete who I shall not name , when you competed in your event and missed the winning line by miles , a feeling of joy overwhelmed me, thinking you got exactly as you deserved. Arrogance has no place in todays society. As others struggle , an athlete should set an example. Not dictate to the masses his beliefs. Even though you redeemed yourself the next event and listening to your excuses of what happened the previous day gives me no comfort or gratification that your sour words will stay with me . Not your arrogant spiteful dictative words. Shame on you and others alike that profess to be above the rest of us.

And those who brodcast negative pictures and words re garding the chinese people , you might want to step back a bit and examine your own countries standards and treatment of your citizens. Shame on you all. Havent we all meddled enough in other peoples affairs. I think we are all guilty of this and should clean up our own backyards before we tell others how to clean up theirs.


1 pissed off Canadian