So, I have to be honest with you all, tonight I missed the Olympic trials. So I can't really blog about them tonight, but I had the trials interupted because I was talking with a friend. The conclusion we both came to by the end of our conversation was that before you can really think clearly or decide anything in life, and make a good judgement, You have to be totally and completely honest with yourself about the situation. Other wise, your decision is based on a lie, and will most likely not work out well for you.
Now, In relation to the Olympics, There is a growing list of athletes that have lost their medals or been disqualified for doping. I think that that could have been avoided for many of them if they had been honest with themselves, and maybe took a moment to think, Is this worth all the potential side effects- potential long term damage to your body, potentialy having your medal stripped, but even more than that, they could have asked themselves, Is winning this competition really going to be all that great for me when I know I didn't actually win it honestly? I think that would actually be the worst part. But we humans are pretty good at lying to ourselves, and it can get us in a lot of trouble. To the many athletes that never dope and never cheat- thank you, thank you for being inspiring. You know one of my favorite movies is Cool Runnings, and in it John candy said a line to one of the bobsleders about cheating that says it all- A gold medal is a wonderful thing, but if you aren't enough without it, you will never be enough with it.
Well said. I agree. Let us all be honest with each other and ourselves, because as the Olympic creed says:
""The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."
Let us all fight well, and take part honestly in the games of life.
Now, In relation to the Olympics, There is a growing list of athletes that have lost their medals or been disqualified for doping. I think that that could have been avoided for many of them if they had been honest with themselves, and maybe took a moment to think, Is this worth all the potential side effects- potential long term damage to your body, potentialy having your medal stripped, but even more than that, they could have asked themselves, Is winning this competition really going to be all that great for me when I know I didn't actually win it honestly? I think that would actually be the worst part. But we humans are pretty good at lying to ourselves, and it can get us in a lot of trouble. To the many athletes that never dope and never cheat- thank you, thank you for being inspiring. You know one of my favorite movies is Cool Runnings, and in it John candy said a line to one of the bobsleders about cheating that says it all- A gold medal is a wonderful thing, but if you aren't enough without it, you will never be enough with it.
Well said. I agree. Let us all be honest with each other and ourselves, because as the Olympic creed says:
""The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."
Let us all fight well, and take part honestly in the games of life.
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