When you see in the news those high profile footballers, golfers ect; with egos as big as there wallets abusing there "celebrity status." It is quite refreshing to see a women achieving a gold medal for our country. F*** the macho men and their greed, give me someone worthy of hero worship, like our olympic athletes. Brilliant!!!
Sky plus'd the second runs and got up at 7am to watch them. I was jumping round the room like an idiot I have so much respect for all the winter athletes everyone of their sports requires skill and guts in equal measures. Quite enjoy the curling to good team event.
The limpix never fail to bring the real sportsmen and women to our attention. These are the lasses and lads who sacrifice their social lives, their standard of living and much more in pursuit of a dream. No six-figure pay cheques; no free shags and racy txt msgs coz they're famous; no lording it in disabled parking bays: just sheer guts and determination to be the best they can.
Who had heard of Rhona Cameron before that curling final in 2002? Or Becky Adlington before Beijing? And now there's Amy Williams. They are more than sports personalities, they are the true Olympians.
We were watching the skiing last night and two of a team where obviously dressed in the same suit. My wife cracked up and said " I bet they feel stupid turning up dressed the same." Only a woman could come out with that ???
