What is The Olympic Fanatic?
An unabashedly obsessed fan of the Olympics writing about her 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.
- 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 Barbies and Legos and 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 think my family and I had all accepted that I had become a full-fledged Olympic fanatic.
In late 2009 I decided that even though I’d never be a sports journalist or an Olympic athlete, I could create an outlet for myself, allowing me to express my innermost thoughts about a topic for which I have a lot of passion. Although I love and respect all Olympic Sports, I do have my favorites: figure skating, gymnastics, swimming, speed skating, and more recently, Modern Pentathlon.
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!