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So I have to admit, I’m so ridiculously excited for the Olympics to start in 5 days I can’t even express it. I remember watching them as a kid, every few years when they came on and it’s just awesome times.

If anyone has seen the VISA TV spots they’ve been showing with Morgan Freedman doing the announcing, I think you’ll see my point. The campaign is “Go World” and it’s just touching in a lot of ways. The fact is for the course of the Olympics, you have this overwhelming respect from everyone in every country. When it comes to the Olympics, no one cares about policies and politics. And it’s amazing. You literally want the best possible for everyone that you’re competing against in the respect that everyone is there for the same reason.

I’ve never been a big athlete, my life revolved around Scouting which I’m mighty proud of. But I can only imagine the feeling these athleets feel when they get up there and know that they’re the best of the best, all waiting for their turn to hear their national anthem sung, for them. It’s got to be one of the most emotional and humbling things a person could ask for. It’s just nice to realize that for a while I can turn on the TV and watch something great, and not have to listen to how many murders and horrible things are going on every night on the news.

I think one of the most exciting things I’m looking forward to is to watch it on High Def knowing that a handfull of the places they show in TV, I got to see in person. Driving by some of the spots while I was in Beijing and actually seeing these enormous buildings that looked so good first hand, I can’t wait to see that again fully glorified with the token theme song blaring.

China is definitely an under-rated place with a lot of connotation they don’t deserve anymore. I’m fortunate being lucky enough to experience and learn from it myself, and I do look forward to going back one day. I really hope that for the 16 days the world is showing off the best they have, we can enjoy a little peace and appreciation for those who dedicate their lives to the sport and deserve our appreciation of the game. I truly feel that no one deserves the spotlight more then they do, “go world!”