I must admit that I’ve got absolutely no interest in the old Olympics themselves as the events in the main (with a few exceptions) are pastimes and games rather than actual sports. Bike riding, running and swimming are in my opinion not sports but pastimes to get you fit for real sports. Also, most of the events have a huge shadow hanging over them as often you find yourself pondering re the winner – ‘I wonder what they’re on or took’. What I am looking forward to though is the ‘Opening Ceremony’ and am rather intrigued as to who will light the old torch. My choice would be a joint effort between Sir Simon Cowell and that game old bird, and all round good egg, Edwina Currie. If not them then Sir David Beckham and dear old Barbara Windsor would be excellent replacements.
I was just reading with much interest that the Sport Industry Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University has predicted that Team GB will probably have their most successful games in a century. The 08 games set that record with 47 medals, 19 of which were gold. This time they predict 56 in total with a whopping 27 gold. It should just about move them to third on the table. Looks as though sporting fans in GB are in for a feast.
Mate, the media will be full of the stuff. Every time you turn on a tv or a radio, or pick up a paper, it'll be a giant self pat on the back. Not that it'll be any different here.
Anybody who has even the faintest chance of a medal, let alone Gold, is being built up as a certainty to win Gold. I'll be amazed if expectations are exceeded anyway!
The American attitude to sport is best summed up by when New york Cosmos gave Franz Beckenbauer his debut "tell that kraut to get his ass up the field - I didn't pay that amount of money for someone to stay in his own half"................... I like the Olympics - gives exposure to sports you wouldn't normally watch and those who work hard all year around egt the credit they deserve once every 4 years. Takes all sorts etc.
The American attitude to sport is best summed up by when New york Cosmos gave Franz Beckenbauer his debut "tell that kraut to get his ass up the field - I didn't pay that amount of money for someone to stay in his own half"................... Onya Dan.
Ah, i could sit down and look at those gorgeous Kazakhs and German woman throwing shot-putt all day with their silky smooth legs and cute double chins!
I'll have a look at the boxing. Someone lands a solid right smack on the chin, or a thunderous left uppercut to the ribs (which clearly hurt the the other bloke) and the scores don't change. But that won't happen in England, will it?
OK, fair enough, but then let's include......Test Cricket......I mean, in all honesty, who in hell watches this stuff all the way through?
Cringe fest. Thankfully I will be away in my bolt hole in Andalucia for that month where they chuck donkeys out of church towers and eat cats with gravy. Much more interesting.
I think test cricket should be in there - we'd have a chance of beating USA, Russia, China, France and Germany at something.
Test cricket has to be the most boring sport in the history of boring sports. 5 days of of constant cricket, and your lucky if you see one 6. The ashes is the biggest load of rubbish, all we do is play the same team over and over again, and then everyone celebrates like its actually a massive achievement winning the ashes. Hang on a minute all we've done is beat 1 team over and over again. Anyone would think these Cricketers are trying to save on air fares, when we go out to Australia and play 4 years worth of matches against them in a few months. Why can't we just play them once, and then move on to another side
