When I was a kid, watching the first Summer Olympics I can remember, I set up a couch cushion barrier in our playroom and put myself in an imaginary competition. In my mind, I won that competition, but in reality I knocked over more cushions than I cleared. It was fun, though.
Excellent piece! I love sports, it’s something my family did together growing up and therefore it brings lots of nostalgia. But it has also made me very competitive but I think I’m a good way!
Love this piece, Carrie! I always appreciate your honest, heartfelt, family and friend involved storytelling❤️Sometimes sports are so difficult to watch and I have my own inner struggle with the love of watching the game and supporting my team vs. the potential injury and consequences that can occur during said game. The CTE is frightening :( I also found myself watching the Olympics this time around simply for the beauty and not the medal count. Some of those extreme sports are, CRAZY, yet admirable for the sheer skills the athletes possess! These last two Olympics (summer and winter) were surely the most sad I’ve ever witnessed, especially when it comes to basic human decency and nurturing; as well as mental health… so very hard to watch.
Excellent piece! I love sports, it’s something my family did together growing up and therefore it brings lots of nostalgia. But it has also made me very competitive but I think I’m a good way!
Love this piece, Carrie! I always appreciate your honest, heartfelt, family and friend involved storytelling❤️Sometimes sports are so difficult to watch and I have my own inner struggle with the love of watching the game and supporting my team vs. the potential injury and consequences that can occur during said game. The CTE is frightening :( I also found myself watching the Olympics this time around simply for the beauty and not the medal count. Some of those extreme sports are, CRAZY, yet admirable for the sheer skills the athletes possess! These last two Olympics (summer and winter) were surely the most sad I’ve ever witnessed, especially when it comes to basic human decency and nurturing; as well as mental health… so very hard to watch.