What I Like Most About the Olympics...! ~ 2010 Winter Games - Vancouver, BC Canada

What do I Like Most About the Olympics... Winter Olympics 2010? 

All of it!


I enjoy watching everything - all of the those amazing "heroes of sport"!

... fierce Hockey contests, elegant & graceful Figure Skating, gravity defying Ski Jumping, rugged Cross-Country Racers, Sledders, Downhill Racers and the flamboyant "Gen Y half-pipers!" ...even that curious "bar-game-like" competition they call Curling... : )

Why do we watch?

...I think that for all of us, the Olympics provides the vicarious opportunity to live "it"! ...the moments, glories, modeled sportsmanship, cooperation between countries, tragedies... it is real life played out in competitive games... and, we see ourselves... we are inspired to be more... to do more... to live a life that has "golden results" and impact.

The athletes all have unique stories, personal dramas... and, in witnessing the spectacle, we experience magic right before our eyes!

Words to live by...

"When we set out to achieve a goal we will experience progression in the journey. ... 'win or lose', it's not as important to me as it is
being in the game and being a part of it. Life is a lot that way.
We are in it, but are we a part of the game? How well do we lead our lives?"
--Laura Bennett, Triathlete, Bejing Summer Olympics 2008

"Follow your heart."

                --Dorothy Hamill, former Olympic figure skating champion

"You miss 100 percent of all the shots you never take."
--Wayne Gretzky, former Olympic hockey player

"I think the way to become the best is just to have fun"
--Shaun White, Olympic snowboarding champion

"Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally achieving your goals. These are all lessons in life."
--Kristi Yamaguchi, former Olympic figure skating champion

"Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance."
--Scott Hamilton, former Olympic figure skating champion

"Never put an age limit on your dreams"
--Dara Torres, Olympic swimming champion

"Nobody needs to prove to anybody what they're worthy of,
just the person that they look at in the mirror.
That's the only person you need to answer to."
--Picabo Street, former Olympic alpine skiing champion

"Ingenuity plus courage plus work equals miracles."
--Bob Richards, former Olympic pole vaulting champion

"There is no mat space for malcontents or dissenters."
--Dan Gable, former Olympic wrestling champion

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."
--Steve Roland Prefontaine, former Olympic running champion

"All sports for all people."
--Pierre de Coubertin, Founder, International Olympic Committee
25 Olympians Share Uplifting Words of Wisdom
- Quotes to Celebrate the 2010 Winter Olympics XXI- Beliefnet.com

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