Are you excited about the Olympics?

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I am anxious to watch some, even though it's a disappointing year with all that's going on there.

What events are you looking forward to?

I always enjoy the sprints. And the Phelps storyline should be interesting. I'll probably watch both golf and basketball.

What else?
 
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A little odd for a guy, but I enjoy the women's gymnastics. It's always fascinated me.
 
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Forgot to mention, the opening ceremony is Friday beginning at 7:00.
 
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Freak said:
My wife likes that type of thing, but normally I get a little bored with the ceremonial stuff.
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I can understand that. It's always gonna be hard to top China for the opening to me. They actually done a great job.
 
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Freak said:
Yep. I think he's in three individual events and I just read yesterday he was selected for the 4x100 meter freestyle relay team.
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Cool. Dude was awesome last time.
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
I'm much more a fan of the winter games.
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Fair enough.

Soccer is another event I might try to watch if the US is competitive. Anyone know if either the men or women's team is expected to be any good?
 
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Freak said:
Fair enough.

Soccer is another event I might try to watch if the US is competitive. Anyone know if either the men or women's team is expected to be any good?
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I think the women's team still had high hopes. Just from something I read a couple of weeks ago.
 
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Freak said:
Fair enough.

Soccer is another event I might try to watch if the US is competitive. Anyone know if either the men or women's team is expected to be any good?
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The Wolrd Cup is about the only time I'll watch soccer.


I'd imagine the women's team is a favorite. I doubt the men's team will do anything. They never do, and always seemed over hyped (WC included).
 
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The Olympics were cool when they were the only thing on TV. It's not as fun when less people are watching and into it. Greeny told a story about how his entire 6th grade locker room broke out in chants of "USA" just cause they felt compelled to the morning after USA hockey won gold over USSR...probably 1% of 6th graders watched USA play Canada for gold (in 2010?).
 
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joevol33 said:
Man, I'm getting old to remember those games. Ha
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Oh man, one of my earliest coming of age memories is when my mom would drop me off at the public library when she went shopping, and I remember that picture of Dorothy Hamill on the medal stand in Sports Illustrated in '76. For weeks I would go back and find that same magazine, and I would tuck it inside of another so nobody would know I was staring at that one picture for like an hour. I don't think I felt that strongly about another woman until Olivia Newton-John in the Grease/Xanadu era.
 
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