What is The Olympic Fanatic?
An unabashedly obsessed fan of the Olympics writes about the one most favorite topic: The Olympics. The blog’s entries cover:
- News pertaining to both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
- Opinion pieces on athletes, the Games, and the sports.
- Reflections on past Olympic memories, including previous athletes and competitions.
- Anything else I haven’t thought of, but somehow pertain to the Olympic Games.
Who is the Olympic Fanatic?
I have been a fan of the Olympics since my earliest childhood memories of watching the Olympic Games. As I outgrew the stroller, Legos, and eventually entered the middle school years, I began the transformation from fan to fanatic. The family television never changed channels while an Olympics was occurring. My parents began to notice that I refused to leave the den. By the early teenage years I had developed an especially deep love for and obsession with the Games, and by the time the 1992 Games began I had become a full-fledged Olympic fanatic.
Too old to try to become an Olympic athlete, I decided that I could train for becoming the best fan there is, and that’s what I have strived for all these years. Now that I am a grown adult, I have recognized my love of writing and seized the new trend of blogging as a way to write and express my innermost thoughts about one of my true loves: The Olympics!
Although I love and respect all Olympic Sports, I do have my favorites: figure skating, gymnastics, swimming, speed skating, and diving. If I had to choose a favorite between the two seasonal Olympics, I’d choose Winter, even though I hate the cold and snow.
its nice to know that someone else out there has a strong passion towards the olympics. im somewhat of an addict myself. i dont know what exactly made me so intrigued by the olympics, but i have a feeling it might have been the 2008 beijing games. i guess growing up in a foreign country that was filled with so much energy and excitement towards the games had infected me as well… a friend once asked me why i was so obsessed about the olympics and i thought about it… i told him “the olympics are so much more than an average sporting event. it combines sports, the arts, fashion, music, design, technology and culture. its the meca of everything.” beside that i feel that the olympics are such an uplifting event. being at the different sporting venues, you feel the power of excitement, passion and pride of the spectators. its overwhelming that at times you forget about what problems our world is facing today.
like you, i love all the sports offered at the olympic games. personally i enjoy swimming, track and field, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, diving, ski jump, figure skating, alpine skiing and hockey the most.
im not sure if you know any other olympic fanatics, but i felt maybe i should tell you that your not alone. i really enjoy your blog and i can’t wait to read more!
Thank you for the kind words. Us fanatics must stick together. Please spread the word, and keep coming back!