"America Loves the Olympics"

"America loves the Olympics because we get to go to war with everyone at once", by Stephen Colbert.

I personally don't watch very many winter sports -- period. I am an avid fan of professional football, college and professional basketball, some tennis and that about summarizes my "sports" adventure. However, on opening day of the 2010 Winter Olympics I did hear about the young man who died in it sounded like a skiing accident. I have become less interested in skiing ever since the actress was killed last year.

I can believe the above quote by Stephen Colbert though. All sports are very competitive and the Olympics would constitute being the "best of the best." As for saying we get to go to war with everyone during the olympics is probably a good summary of the actually truth. The athletes that are performing are the best from their respective country so it is a grueling war and a fight to the finish for all involved. Every country wants to carry home "bragging rights" so it is a literal war in each arena the athletes step into.

The good part about this war, however, is that it is not bloody and hopefully no one will kill another to claim victory. Good sportsmanship is what the Olympics is about so if you want to call it war -- okay, but it's a peaceful war that carries certain rights for the winner.