When I watched the Olympics, as a little girl, I liked to pretend that I, too, was an Olympic athlete competing for gold.
By summer, I was a gymnast, a diver, a swimmer. And by winter, I was—of course—an ice skater. My sister and I had all three Olympic Gymnast Barbies (the blonde, the brunette, and the African-American), as well as the Olympic Stacies (whose costumes looked more like pajamas). And we’d judge each other on jumps, flips, and spins in our pool until my mom would drag us out by our raisiny fingers.
Did you ever dream of being Olympians?
Did you want to be Keri Strugg, with her incredible one-footed landing? Dominique Moceanu, with her energetic floor routine? Mia Hamm and the rest of the unstoppable US soccer team? Or Michelle Kwan, Kristi Yamaguchi, Tara Lipinski…
Question of the Day:
Who are your Olympic idols? And did you ever dream of competing in a certain Olympic sport?
I always wanted to be like Michelle Kwan. I would cheer for her no matter what. And I remember getting mad when she didn’t get first place once… good times. 🙂
Of course I wanted to be a figure skater! They had the best costumes!
Also, how do you make your bulgur pilaf?
I always like watching the equestrian sports in the summer Olympics. It would be a dream come true to be able to ride in the Olympics. My favorite winter game would have to be bobsled because of watching “Cool Runnings.”
My idols have always been the gymnasts and skaters. I’ve always been so jealous of their strength and talent! I’m a dancer, but sometimes I wish that I had a chance to learn some gymnastics too – It’s such a great sport!
Love the pic of you and the waxed Gretzky!
I absoulutely loved watching ice skating, still do. Ski jumping is cool too! There are so many winter sports that I love to watch. Although I also love to watch Apollo, he’s too cute!
I SO wanted to be a gymnast until I realized I was much better at ballet. And then I realized I was going to be not-short. I’m not TALL, but I’m 5’7″. Also, my mom got me this book called Little Girls in Pretty Boxes that scared the crrrrrrud out of me about being in an elite sport like gymnastics or skating. Haha, thanks, Mom! 😉
Steven Bradbury, without a doubt. The funniest (and most classic Aussie) gold medal ever.
oh gymnastics, for sure. i took lessons, but never competed. well, actually i used to compete with my little sister. i can still do handstands and cartwheels, though!
Girl, you just keep getting prettier and prettier with every post. Veganism obviously agrees with you 🙂
I’ve never really gotten into the Olympics, but I did love that Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding drama in the 80s. And I’d love to hang out and eat Wheaties with Michael Phelps. I have a hard time paying attention to action on TV. I need dialogue.