Category: Sports
You absolutely have to love the Winter Olympics! The only thing better than the Winter Olympics is eating a bunch of thin mints...you know, the Girl Scout treat made of minty tasting chocolate...Oh yeah baby! They make the Olympics taste oh sooo good!
Yep, as I sit here and watch these world class athletes I can't help but think that there is something really wrong with me as I eat a portion (aka a "sleeve") of thin mints...come on now, you know what I am talking about! There are only two portions in each box and they each come in a sleeve! Right? Boy am I motivated!
On this particular night I am watching the Cross Country Relay event. I am so incredibly impressed knowing how difficult and strenuous this amazing sport it...Yet, it doesn't stop me from taking two more cookies...dang, they are soo good when you leave them in the freezer...brrr, just like those skiers out there.
If only I had taken sports a little more seriously, I coulda been out there. Oops, spilled some milk on my flannel pj's....aint life grand! Like I was saying, If only I had worked harder...Hold on....my son is about to take the last cookie...HEY THAT'S MY COOKIE! Isn't it bed time? Have you brushed your teeth, don't forget to floss! UGH! He ate the last cookie, so that means I have to eat one more because I have more milk than cookies...You know what that means? YEP, gotta open the other "portion."
With a body like this, I need to find a winter sport that is amenable to my current physique...curling? bobsledding? Hmmm, maybe I am onto something, I will have to get back to you on this one...
But for the moment, I just have to say that it is like leap year for Girl Scout Cookies...it's rare occasion that should be appreciated and savored.
Enjoy it. Savor it.
Rob
Showing posts with label olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label olympics. Show all posts
Monday, February 22, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Lindsey Von(terage)
Lindsey Von and Women's Downhill
Current mood: impressed
Watching the Olympics has been amazing this year and not just for the action. Lindsey Von has had her share of intrigue and suspense and she earned an incredible gold medal two nights ago. Her performance was absolutely stunning!
It is also worth noting that there were several women, the Swiss and German in particular who had wipe outs that were unbelievable, but they came back the next day to ski the slalom course and they were awesome...these women are TOUGH!
Anyway, back to Lindsey...She had an excellent downhill run last night and was in first place before the slalom run...she was hanging in there and then she caught a tip and just like that, her race was over...It was clear that she was disappointed as she sat on the mountain, but she composed herself very quickly.
All of that can be seen and it is what it is...but the interview after the fact is what most impressed me. Asked if she was disappointed, she said "No, I came out here and did my best." WOW! That speaks volumes about who she is and what her mindset is. What she referred to is one of the four agreements...the one that says, "Always do your best."
The truth is that when you do your best, there is nothing to regret and that is clearly how Lindsey felt...If you give your best all the time, then you shouldn't feel bad about what you did or did not accomplish...as long as you did your best, and that is exactly what she did!
Congratulations Lindsey on having a great attitude, tremendous effort and that gold medal of yours!
You embody the Suck it up, Buttercup! spirit!
Rob
Current mood: impressed
Watching the Olympics has been amazing this year and not just for the action. Lindsey Von has had her share of intrigue and suspense and she earned an incredible gold medal two nights ago. Her performance was absolutely stunning!
It is also worth noting that there were several women, the Swiss and German in particular who had wipe outs that were unbelievable, but they came back the next day to ski the slalom course and they were awesome...these women are TOUGH!
Anyway, back to Lindsey...She had an excellent downhill run last night and was in first place before the slalom run...she was hanging in there and then she caught a tip and just like that, her race was over...It was clear that she was disappointed as she sat on the mountain, but she composed herself very quickly.
All of that can be seen and it is what it is...but the interview after the fact is what most impressed me. Asked if she was disappointed, she said "No, I came out here and did my best." WOW! That speaks volumes about who she is and what her mindset is. What she referred to is one of the four agreements...the one that says, "Always do your best."
The truth is that when you do your best, there is nothing to regret and that is clearly how Lindsey felt...If you give your best all the time, then you shouldn't feel bad about what you did or did not accomplish...as long as you did your best, and that is exactly what she did!
Congratulations Lindsey on having a great attitude, tremendous effort and that gold medal of yours!
You embody the Suck it up, Buttercup! spirit!
Rob
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Apolo Anton Oh YEs!
I love sports for so many reasons, and one of them is the ability to witness greatness and to hear, through interviews, the mindset of world-class champions. I have been a fan of Apolo Anton Ohno since he first crept into the national awareness 3 Winter Olympics ago. He had a great story and an interesting personality and he managed to live up to the hype...then he did it again in the last Olympics...
Fast forward to the 2010 Olympics. Before the games started I saw an interview with him and he was saying things that I don't think I have ever heard an athlete say. He was saying things like, "My mind is clear, I am calm, I am prepared. My body is ready..." he implied that he was at peace, calm, clear...mentally prepared, physically prepared....Maybe it was the way that he said it that made such an impression on me...here we have a guy who is already a celebrated athlete and A-list celebrity, preparing for the next games and he is talking like a zen-master.
If I was the competition, I would be shaking in my shoes...this guy is as relaxed as they come. Then in the quarter finals last night he absolutely smoked the rest of his heat...He gave notice that he was indeed prepared in body, mind and spirit. OHNO Indeed!
When the medal race began he was calmly skating in the rear waiting to make his move, which he inevitably did...in the last lap the Koreans found themselves 1,2,3 with Apolo in 4th place, out of medal contention. There was no panic in Apolo, there seemed to be no anxiety about his position almost as if to say that he was doing his best and that is all he could do.
Then, inexplicably, the second and third Korean skaters wiped out and took each other out of the race in the last 20 meters ( 20 METERS!!!!) Apolo could have coasted into a Silver medal. His face was almost in disbelief...but it just goes to show that all you can do is prepare and do your best...the outcome will be what the outcome will be. He didn't panic, he didn't fret...he just did his job and it wound up in his favor. Amazing!
I got the feeling that he would have been at peace regardless of where he finished in the race. I think that is the most amazing thing. He does not let his success or failure define who he is...he just keeps on working and working and working.
He mentioned in yet another interview that at the end of the day he only asks himself one question and that question is whether or not he did everything possible to prepare himself to win. He admitted that it was hard to answer that question with a "yes." WOW! that just goes to show you that champions are in pursuit of higher goals, and hold themselves to a higher standard.
I look forward to the rest of the Olympics to see what they hold for Apolo Anton Ohno.
Congratulations Apolo...Go team USA!
Rob
Fast forward to the 2010 Olympics. Before the games started I saw an interview with him and he was saying things that I don't think I have ever heard an athlete say. He was saying things like, "My mind is clear, I am calm, I am prepared. My body is ready..." he implied that he was at peace, calm, clear...mentally prepared, physically prepared....Maybe it was the way that he said it that made such an impression on me...here we have a guy who is already a celebrated athlete and A-list celebrity, preparing for the next games and he is talking like a zen-master.
If I was the competition, I would be shaking in my shoes...this guy is as relaxed as they come. Then in the quarter finals last night he absolutely smoked the rest of his heat...He gave notice that he was indeed prepared in body, mind and spirit. OHNO Indeed!
When the medal race began he was calmly skating in the rear waiting to make his move, which he inevitably did...in the last lap the Koreans found themselves 1,2,3 with Apolo in 4th place, out of medal contention. There was no panic in Apolo, there seemed to be no anxiety about his position almost as if to say that he was doing his best and that is all he could do.
Then, inexplicably, the second and third Korean skaters wiped out and took each other out of the race in the last 20 meters ( 20 METERS!!!!) Apolo could have coasted into a Silver medal. His face was almost in disbelief...but it just goes to show that all you can do is prepare and do your best...the outcome will be what the outcome will be. He didn't panic, he didn't fret...he just did his job and it wound up in his favor. Amazing!
I got the feeling that he would have been at peace regardless of where he finished in the race. I think that is the most amazing thing. He does not let his success or failure define who he is...he just keeps on working and working and working.
He mentioned in yet another interview that at the end of the day he only asks himself one question and that question is whether or not he did everything possible to prepare himself to win. He admitted that it was hard to answer that question with a "yes." WOW! that just goes to show you that champions are in pursuit of higher goals, and hold themselves to a higher standard.
I look forward to the rest of the Olympics to see what they hold for Apolo Anton Ohno.
Congratulations Apolo...Go team USA!
Rob
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Not real good with names
Today I give the Suck it up, Buttercup! award to the guy who won the decathlon...I think his name is Brian Clay...but I am not real good with names. Anyway, this guy is a regular guy with kids and he finds time to be a good husband and father and whatever his day job is...and by the way, he is probably one of those guys that never misses a day or never complains about anything. And in his free time, he has the time to train for a decathlon...holy crap! that is a guy who does not use excuses! He embodies the spirit of SIUB! (Suck it up, Buttercup!)
To you, Mr. Gold Medal Olympic Decathlon Champion...the world needs more people like you!
By winning a gold medal, it is the equivalent of telling the world to SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP!
Thanks!
Rob
To you, Mr. Gold Medal Olympic Decathlon Champion...the world needs more people like you!
By winning a gold medal, it is the equivalent of telling the world to SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP!
Thanks!
Rob
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