Tame Your Teenager

I love all kinds of different sports and athletic competitions. Having competed myself in several different arenas, I have a great appreciation of what athletes who compete on a high level put themselves through both mentally and physically. And there are few events that I like more to see this displayed than the Olympics.

I know that there are a lot of skeptics out there that really have a tendency to focus on the controversies of the Olympics that surround any world-class sport. However, in my mind, it is as close to pure competition that we will find today at that level.

One of the things that I love about the Olympics is that for 99% of the athletes it is humbling to be there and they are so proud to represent something bigger then themselves. Most of them toil at their respective sports in virtual obscurity for years. (more…)