2012 London Olympics LOVE

i love watching the olympics. it is so fun watching people's dreams {that they worked so hard for} come true.
and they inspire me to work out harder. 

people like oscar pistorius, the runner from south africa who is a double amputee, AMAZE me.

how can i be lazy in my workouts and not go a little bit harder if i have a healthy, working body? how can i not push myself more if even when i do i'm still not pushing myself to the levels that these athletes are?
when rowing was on the tv while i was on the rowing machine at the gym i was pretty much in my glory.

 and then there's ryan lochte. my friend sarah says he is muscular in a way that makes him look fat. um, i had not noticed? but gorgeousness aside (or maybe included), he fits my (ever-so-loving) stereotype of jocks based on things like: 1.) his mother telling the world that he only has time for one night stands (how lovely) and 2.) the lack of intelligence revealed whenever he opens his mouth. examples: tweets like "pain is temporarily but pride last forever" or "too travel is sometimes better to arrive" ... and telling ryan seacrest that he has peed in the pool in london. some things are better left unsaid, buddy.

the whole badminton debacle cracks me up! what the heck?! who tries to cheat and rig badminton games?

the best responses from my coworkers in the newsroom when the AP story on this came through: "what a racquet!" and "well they don't call it GOODminton!" ha. ha. ha.

 i love this commercial ...

and i love watching the athletes parents reactions during the olympics! i am so impressed by gabby douglas, and her mom for being brave enough to let her daughter move across the country to train for this.

{source: google images}
gabby is amazing. gymnasts in general are just, WOW.
i freaked out doing something new at crossfit the other week because i was afraid i was going to fall on my face ... from a piece of equipment that was only maybe four feet above the ground. i think i am filled with the most respect for gymnasts because it seems more difficult (to me personally) than any of the other sports.

"for the dream comes through much effort and the voice of a fool through many words." [ecclesiastes 5:3]

"conventional wisdom is no wisdom at all.  conventional wisdom is taking somebody else’s word for the way things are… it’s the followers of this world who rely on assumption. not the leaders." [richard marcinko]