Who Cares About the Beijing Olympics?
I am a sports fanatic and I love the Olympics. I have been to every Summer Olympic city and most of the Winter Olympic cities. I could tell you the host cities for every single Summer and Winter games. I could list you most of the gold medalists for the major events since the modern Olympics began back in 1896. In fact, I could even tell you winners from the Intercalated Games of 1906 that nobody even knows occurred. I am not trying to blow my own horn but rather illustrate the fact that as a huge Olympics fan-I couldn’t care less about the upcoming Beijing Olympics that start Friday. The way I look at the Olympics now is much different than I did as a kid. I am still scarred by the 1988 Seoul games when Ben Johnson beat Carl Lewis in the 100m dash for the gold but was later disqualified when it turned out he tested positive for steroids. Then at Barcelona 1992, it was the beginning of the US dream team basketball squads which really turned my interest off of Olympic basketball. Half t
