Olympic Spirit

I met a women the other week who if I remember correctly had been to about 7 Olympic Games. The first half of her Olympic experiences were spent working in Press Operations, but after she stopped working the Olympics she's kept coming back. She can't take herself away from the Olympic spirit, the feelings that an event like this brings out.

I've come to realize exactly what she means. And just as she said, it's something special. Bringing the entire world into one place at one time is amazing. It's impossible to be unhappy here right now, or at least as a fan. The joy of others is just way too contagious. I've talked to at least one person from every continent except Antarctica and cheered for countries I probably could have cared less about two months ago. It's the Olympic spirit that has kept her coming back every year and it's that same Olympic spirit that will most certainly bring me back to the Olympics again.