Olympic Pressure
Posted by:
sj on
August 18, 2008 at
9:21AM EST
I've been watching the Olympics along with the rest of the world. I'm not totally focused, but I catch events here and there. I watched part of the gymnastics last night, and there was some controversy in the scoring-- Bela Karolyi was not happy! It seems like you see the most pressure manifested in those young girls. Maybe it is because you get so many close up shots of their faces, but I would hate to see my daughter under that much pressure at that age.
Most of the other sports have older participants-- college age and above. They've had a chance to figure out who they are, and better handle what is thrown at them in the games. I especially love to the the cinderella story older athletes-- past their prime, but still able to defeat the younger competitors through superior training, focus, and life experience.
It seems the gymnasts are so young, because they start so young and totally bust their bodies up and burn out by the time they are in their 20's. Do you think this is healthy?
