Olympics Inspire

Up until this year, I've never watched much Olympics. I always saw them as a bunch of random sports no one has ever heard of, and athletes who's names I cannot pronounce (95% of them being international).

This year I've already watched more Olympics that all years of my life combined... and we're not even a week in.

Why am I getting stuck in front of the TV? Because regardless of the sport, or the athlete, the competition is inspiring.

Watching these young athletes (and yes, even Dara in her early 40s is young in my book) compete motivates me to push myself. Not just in sports and athletic endeavors, but in everything I do in life. The training they endure. The hundredths of seconds that separate gold from nothing at all. Watching teams battle adversity, lose athletes to injury, and continue on, only to come in a distant second, but congratulate the 1st place team with a smile.

There's something special in that, whether you're an athlete or not. If you've got kids, I hope you encourage them to watch. If you don't have kids, you've got plenty of time to park your butt in front of the TV for the next two weeks. But don't get too comfy. Once it's all over, it's your turn to carry the torch and do something meaningful with your life.