The Useless Critic 2.0

As entertaining as it was yesterday to see that Maria Sharapova took the podium with a silver medal (I forget who got the Gold, someone not important), but today’s Men’s Tennis final between Great Britain’s Andy Murray and Roger Fedasomething might have been more appealing. There you have it, the British Andy Murray won Gold on Center Court in Wimbledon. After always coming up short, and never earning a major Grand Slam Title and always coming up short in second or third place, Andy Murray now has a Gold Medal in Men’s Singles Tennis.  He might be exuberant   at times. But in the end, Andy Murray is an Olympic Champion. This was a very one-sided match, but it was so entertaining to see someone from Great Britain win at Wimbledon.  Congratulations Andy. Questions for You: Will Andy Murray win a Grand Slam?

Top 10 Reasons to Get Excited for the Olympics: #1 The Surprise Gold Medal In many ways, that is the reason that all the athletes and all the nations compete and merge together once every four years. They all seek to perform and entertain, but in the back of their minds, all that training is focused on one thing...the Olympic Gold Medal, and when an underdog rises through the rings and achieves a Gold Medal that shocks the world, it takes the number one spot on our countdown.  Oussama Melliouli There are moments that defy the odds and expectation, such as when Tunisian swimmer Oussama Melliouli scored the only medal for all of Tunisia at the 2008 games, and it was nothing short of a Gold in swimming, the first individual men's swimming gold medal every won by an African nation.  Hong Un Jong Center Then, there was North Korean gymnast Hong Un Jong who defied all competition from USA, China, and Romania by winning a Gold Medal in women’s gymnastics...