The Olympics, Do You Love Them Or Hate Them?

Question

Just Curiosity Really,

I Seem To Be The Only Person Who Has No Interest In Them At All And Was Wondering What Everyone Else Thought.

Answer 1

i absolutely love the olympics! i think it's extremely interesting watching countries compete.  i don't really watch other sports any  other time. for example i only watch soccer if it's in the olympics or  world cup. i just think the olympics makes sports more interesting.  

Answer 2

The Olympics were fine until the synchronised drowning was included and they then made it professional, since then they have added such idiocies as Football (surely there is enough of that prats game already) and Basketball (to give the Yanks another game only they play) to mention just two. However I understand that in the individual events like cycling and swimming our best have beaten the world.  

Answer 3

It's the greatest sports show in the world. How could you not like it.

Answer 4

an absolute BORE.

Answer 5

I love them.

Answer 6

I love them, but am always disappointed at the coverage.  I now know more about Michael Phelps mother than I do about most of the other athletes.

Answer 7

Well, I'm not fanatical but once the rowing started I got into it. I used to row before I could walk lol. Wish I had been pushed into doing something like the olympics.  

Answer 8

The Olympics long ago stopped being what it was intended to be.  It was an amateur event.  People from all walks of life stepped forward to qualify to represent their country in different sports.  Today politics and corporate sponsors, allowing professional athletes, and national training facilities have tainted the original flavor of the Olympics.

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I'm already sick of looking at Michael Phelps.  The dude's homely.

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Honestly I don't understand why any city or country would want to host the Olympics no matter how much prestige it brings because the they are money pits. I recently read that the city of Montreal recently paid off the debt that was left over after holding the 1976 Olympics.  Athens is also millions in debt after the 2004 games.

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Answer 9

I agree, it is a big waste of time and money, not to mention resources, the cost of running such an event is astronomical and I can not see how it can be justified, just to show some one can run 1/1000 of a second faster than his opponents. As for this year I do not even turn on the TV as I do not believe such an event should be held in China, It is the biggest **** kissing ever.

Answer 10

i only like diving, Swimming, and Gymnastics

Answer 11

I love the Olympics! I used to only watch the athletics but now I watch most of it apart from the dressage because that is so boring to watch!

Answer 12

I don't love them or hate them. I want Britain to get lots of gold medals, but I'm not bothered about watching them.

Answer 13

I dont like them much:

It is only for two weeks

So much pollution- building the place, fireworks, planes for people to get there etc

Waste of money

bad for the environment

its boring watching people run around a track

stupid time to be on tv (1 am)

Answer 14

Love love love!! :)

The gymnastics is so fun to watch!

And the opening/closing ceremonies are just *wow*  

Answer 15

I absolutely love it! its just an amazing display of camaraderie. just to witness the sporting greats of the world competing and breaking world records, its a joy to watch. the best part for me is seeing the expressions of pride when someone wins a medal. absolutely brilliant

Answer 16

I think they are great. It is an opportunity for the people of the world to get together and compete in an atmosphere of riendship without the taint of politics or xenophobia. We should be proud of our team GB.

Answer 17

I love them!!!!! I stay up all night to watch it! Even the events I don't like I watch.