it's true that i have much catching up to do, what with executing the final event for my current employer, visiting family and friends in virginia and new york, and having a friend from north dakota visit me in ca, but i just can't stop watching the olympics.
i love the olympics. i have always loved the olympics. and i love the olympics more after having worked for/at them.
what i loved best about that 2002 experience, is the the same thing i love about all olympics, simply put - excellence. excellence in all forms. there was not a person i worked with or was in contact with in february of 2002 that wasn't at the top of their game. i was surrounded by people who worked, achieved, succeeded, and triumphed in their respective fields. from athletes to bus drivers to reporters to security personnel.
and this is what i love about the 2008 olympics. the excellence. and the inspiration that excellence engenders. and that every night i find myself tearing up at least once, awed and humbled by personal and professional victories achieved in both small and in great measures, but also saddened by the disappointed dreams and the seemingly unrewarded sacrifices.
'seemingly' because both those failures and those successes serve as reminders for the rest of us that dreams are attainable, and even when (as sometimes happens) they remain out of reach, the reaching always justifies itself.
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Just the other day, I was watching the olympics and thinking about your SLC experience. I'm sure after having worked there, you have even more of a love/appreciation for the Olympics. Fun!
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