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uppityperson

(115,674 posts)
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 08:51 PM Aug 2016

Why do you watch the Olympics?


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I am amazed, watching what these athletes do
1 (9%)
I like to cheer on my country to get more medals than others
1 (9%)
I get to watch shapely women/men guiltfree
1 (9%)
It brings people together from all over the world who have been working hard to get there. I like that spirit of the games
4 (36%)
The ads. Yay NBC!!!!!
0 (0%)
You are or have been an athlete, or your family or friends have been in athletics
1 (9%)
I follow a certain athlete or athletes
0 (0%)
They inspire me
0 (0%)
obligatory More than one of the above
3 (27%)
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Why do you watch the Olympics? (Original Post) uppityperson Aug 2016 OP
Academic interest malaise Aug 2016 #1
Admit it. You are waiting for BOLT! Lochloosa Aug 2016 #3
LOL malaise Aug 2016 #4
I like watching sports we seldom see in the USA. stopbush Aug 2016 #2
I like swimming. roamer65 Aug 2016 #5
athletic excellence edhopper Aug 2016 #6
I go from event to event Wednesdays Aug 2016 #7
it beats watching t-rump blowing hot air... chillfactor Aug 2016 #8
sorry, no tv. tried a few clips on youtube but the NBC motor mouths ruined everything nt msongs Aug 2016 #9
Voted for the amazing athlete thing GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #10
Same as NASCAR-- to see a collision. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2016 #11
Mostly for choices 1 and 4 KMOD Aug 2016 #12
Those little Speedos on the synchronized divers frazzled Aug 2016 #13
Pass. I don't. Nt bunnies Aug 2016 #14
All of the above, plus all the sports we rarely see in the US. procon Aug 2016 #15
Amazed at the atheletes Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2016 #16
Soccer. johnp3907 Aug 2016 #17

stopbush

(24,376 posts)
2. I like watching sports we seldom see in the USA.
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 08:55 PM
Aug 2016

I have no interest in watching basketball or tennis or any other sports where professional players make up all the teams.

roamer65

(36,739 posts)
5. I like swimming.
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 09:00 PM
Aug 2016

Used to be one and a scuba diver.

Once the aquatics are done, I pretty much ignore the rest of the stuff...except for beach volleyball.

Wednesdays

(17,248 posts)
7. I go from event to event
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 09:04 PM
Aug 2016

Last edited Mon Aug 8, 2016, 09:35 PM - Edit history (1)

Of course I watch the American athletes if it's a good competition, but it doesn't matter that much which country's involved as long as it's interesting and there's not a lot of jingoistic commentary. In that regard, the NBC Olympics app on cable and Roku is a godsend. Much of it is live, without any commentary.

chillfactor

(7,566 posts)
8. it beats watching t-rump blowing hot air...
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 09:06 PM
Aug 2016

MSNBC carried the Olympics today while t-rump was on....so much fun watching the athletes perform and routing for my favorites.

 

KMOD

(7,906 posts)
12. Mostly for choices 1 and 4
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 09:17 PM
Aug 2016

and a little bit of choices 6, 7, and 8.

And I would be a liar if I didn't admit to a little bit of choice 3.

procon

(15,805 posts)
15. All of the above, plus all the sports we rarely see in the US.
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 09:21 PM
Aug 2016

I'm not a huge sports fan, especially when it comes to team sports, but I do like the individual competitions. Things like equestrian events, gymnastics, the pool events, archery, I even watched a bit or crazy table tennis that was unlike anything I've ever played. Looking forward to some wrestling, weightlifting and the trampoline!

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,085 posts)
16. Amazed at the atheletes
Mon Aug 8, 2016, 09:22 PM
Aug 2016

And am a former athlete.

I still work out but I'm 59 now and don't compete. My workouts are to maintain what I still have.

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