Apples : Oranges
Somewhere down the line, it reeled me in. I think the fact that we were winning gold medals was part of it. The first Olympics I ever watched were held in Lillehammer in 1994. I'm not sure what Canada won then, but it didn't seem to be much. For years, I considered my country the bronze medal champions of the world. This year changed that.
Maybe it was that we were on our own soil, had people backing us in the hosting country for once; maybe it was that the Olympics were very truly Canadian this year. Jon Montgomery winning the skeleton did it for me. That guy has personality from here to next Sunday. Not much beats the rip-roaring sense of sheer joy and excellence that ensued when he won. See also: Class. There's something that fills this jaded brain of mine with a sense of full-on happy when the unexpected and seemingly impossible starts to happen from just about every sporting angle. Although, it's no wonder we won a lot. If there's one thing we excel at, it's enduring crappy weather. There's not much of an alternative in this great land of ours.
So Crosby, yes I hated was severely disappointed in your clumsy game for the past week or so, but with that sneaky flick of the puck, you redeemed yourself to me and about 30 million others earlier today. And hey, to the rest of Team Canada: Thanks for showing your country we don't always have to suck so bad at the Games. In fact, we're pretty okay.
That said... Nickelback?? Ugh.
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Crosby's "clumsy game for the past week or so"? Them's fightin' words and you know it! Granted he wasn't scoring like I had hoped, but he still played well. He still did all the little things better than anybody else like he always does. That's what makes him the best in the world! And I would be remiss if I didn't mention that he was still at a point per game for the whole tournament.
Also, why doesn't anybody mention that his offensive output went south after being slashed in the arm in the game against the Nazis? He was injured at the hands of the lousy Germans and still won himself a gold medal and got one for all the other guys on the team too.
Well I can't argue that. But where was he the past few games Dan? WHERE WAS HE?! Weepy old Crosby. Germans aside, a little effort would've been nice!
Regardless, let it be known that I enjoyed his performance prior to his lackluster Olympic performance, and I have no choice but to like him again until I find some new reason to fall off the bandwagon.
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