Keeping up with the Rival

He posted two blogs today... or yesterday, or something... He took the lead back. This is my article from Spartan Edge. It's going in here for the soul purpose of aiding me in beating my rival this month. I'm too tired, angry, and sick to come up with a fresh original blog at the moment. Now I remember why I stopped playing for St. Mary's... I was tired of the stress and blame. But anyways here's my article


The Olympic games come every two years. Whether it’s summer or winter, the Olympics are an event to behold. The Winter Olympics are well underway, and they aren’t disappointing. The US is leading the medal race thus far, so we have plenty to cheer about. But what the Olympic games are about is the patriotism. Everyone unifies to root for their country. You don’t know who that athlete is, but they are wearing your flag. An entire nation pulls together for their country to beat the rest of the world in athletic competition. They are truly the greatest sporting event in the world; nothing tops it. The entire world is watching, rooting for their country.

The Olympic games are all about bringing the world together and uniting everyone in the spirit of sport. It gives little-known athletes competing in unknown sports a chance to shine and show the world what their sport is all about. How often do you see downhill skiing, curling biathlon, and speed skating on TV? Never. The Olympic games give these athletes, who work just as hard if not harder than the athletes of mainstream sports, a chance to show off their skills and give their sport some attention.

The Olympics give the host country a chance to show the world something. Olympics are always good for the host city. They boost the economy, bring attention to it, and force the people to clean up the city, if it needs to be. But they bring so much attention and tourism to the host nation that it does wonders for the country. Plus, it will always be in history. ”The Olympics were held here.” Vancouver will always be able to say that. The people of Vancouver can always swell up with patriotic pride knowing that fact.

The best part of the Olympics is the unifying aspect. People gather with friends to watch as their athletes compete in the name of their country. Jubilation and glee are shared across the country whenever your nation brings a gold. That’s what’s great about the Olympics: they unify the world with patriotism and pride as they watch their athletes compete for three medals on ribbon.