Redemption Song

I can’t believe I haven’t written about the Olympics just yet, but between air Maroney, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman’s parents, women’s volleyball, the SWIMMERS, judo?, and of course, table tennis, I am glued to the tv!  I was especially happy tonight to see the U.S Women’s Soccer team bring home a gold in their World Cup rematch vs. Japan.  Soccer (real football) has always been a huge part of my life.  I started playing as soon as they would let me (5) and didn’t look back until the end of my college days.  I even parlayed on a co-ed team, The Gossip Goals (we played on Monday nights), here in NYC for a few years until injuries took over.  So watching Team USA’s sweaty, elated hugs brought back some happy memories.  Plus, they received their purple-ribboned medals while sporting black warm-ups, which is obviously the best team color combo ever created. The record crowd (80, 203!) at Wembley stadium watched quite a contest.  I may think Hope Solo is a bit too quick with her twittering and eye makeup application, but there is no denial that she is an awesome keeper.  The most creative fan sign goes to a gent who wrote: “forget Han, make me Mr. Solo!”  Congrats to these inspirational women on an amazing semi-final win vs. Canada and a well deserved final victory tonight.

For a touching photo essay depicting how soccer can bring a community together, check out a recent blog post by Jasmine Star (amazing L.A. based wedding photographer).

Happy Olympic Thursday!  What has been your favorite sport to watch?

P.S.- Yes, I’m giving myself permission to post these images of my tv from my I-Phone!