1.) Becoming an armchair expert in sports,
I had literally never watched before .What to know the scoring system for gymnastics
or dressage. I will give you the low down. I am convinced I know difference
between a good and bad pommel horse routine and a 10m platform dive that has
gone wrong.
2.) Bert le clos, swimming dad .What a legend,
so South African and so so proud .I am sure he will become a warm and fuzzy
memory of the 2012 Olympics.
3.) Claire Balding. The best sport
presenters around, never seizes to be interested and knowledgeable about
everything .A woman who is seriously ace at her job. I find myself increasing
frustrated with the sight of Gary Lineker of an evening, who should be the
chained to the match of the day set and never let loose on sports he clearly
has no clue about.
Claire meets Bert.
4.) The terribly posh British nature of many
of the GB medals, dressage, rowing even shooting. Were a walking stereotype,
all be it a golden one. Unfortunately they have not introduced slanging matches ,waitrose shopping trolley dash or competitive baby making to represent our other classes.
5.) The bizarre section of judge and officials
at the athletics mainly consisting of what looks like a lot like dusty old
scientists with enormous eyebrows. Check them out next your watching a field
event.I almost missed Greg Rutherford's winning jump due to the Dennis Healey's on the judge.
6.) Being so incredibly proud for team GB
that I have actually cried for people I have never and never will meet. Alan
Campbell and his utter exhaustion having to be helped by Steve Redgrave after winning his bronze. Gemma Gibbons
winning her silver meal in judo and countless other times have had me blubbing.
Gemma at the Judo .That French "girl" was fearsome.
7.)It's on from 9am to nearly midnight everyday. There
is always something on TV! I have not watched a single other programme or film
for ten days .I sense extremely bad withdrawal symptoms ,there better be some
good stuff on when it finishes !
8.) The number of winning athletes singing
the national anthem .Given that we live in 2012 and the national anthem isn’t a
fixture at the cinema anymore (I am assured by my mother that this did happen
at the end of every film!) .The national anthem is mainly reserved for Football
matches, most of our surly love rats national players don’t bother.On a side note ,the fact that the GB football were fairly rubbish and received barely a mention.
9.) Convincing yourself for about ten
minutes of everyday that you could be an athlete in four years, you will do it!
Then discovering the pain, the dedication and agony it takes to be an gold
medal winning athlete .One of my local radio stations interviewed the sister of
Dani King, part of GB gold medal winning cycling team, she revealed that her
sister's one treat a week while training was a nutrigrain bar! .As someone who
pretends that pasta drowning in cheese sauce is healthy, I should probably stop
kidding myself.
I hope that Dani ( L) gets a treat now she is a gold medallist !!
10.) Before the Olympics I was worried that
Great Britain would show themselves up , “what if we win no Gold at all ? “ I
said .The first few days were a little worrying ,we seemed to be losing everything
and my fears crept up a bit .That is why the best thing about the Olympics so
far as been the unprecedented simply amazing performance of team GB.Winning
gold after gold , winning six gold’s on super Saturday was simply amazing. Even
if we do not win another single medal, this Olympics has been outstanding. Finally a time when being British feeling pretty cool. .
{ Honourable mentions go to : Andy Murray cracking wimbledon voodoo and actually smiling,cyclists utter dominance ,Ian Thorpe being utterly no nonsense on the BBC ,Denise lewis going mental when Mo Farrah won gold ,Mo Farrah trying to lift this daughter who nearly his size }
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