Olympics Have Always Intrigued Me

The Olympics have always intrigued me and though I was not very athletic as a young girl I liked to try doing figure eights and camel spins. Baseball and tin can cricket were fun to play as I was growing up. Skipping rope, single and double dutch, were often enjoyed pastimes. The level of competition at the Olympics just boggles my mind. When I watch some of the sports, such as speed skating where the skaters are on such an angle, my stomach clenches up as I fear they are going to crash. Th...