The 2010 Winter Olympics Games in Vancouver have now come to an end. It’s very inspiring for us to watch the athletes com- pete and perform with such grace and passion. Olympic games are always a momentous occasion in that they come once every four years. We don’t get the benefit of watching them on a yearly basis like the traditional sports such as football, basketball, and hockey. Neither do the athletes get the added benefit of coming back year after year to compete. Perhaps it’s these factors that make the Olympic games the spe- cial occasion that it is. These ath- letes train long and hard for years leading up to the events. While training for the Games, it takes a lot of hard work, mental focus, and determination.
They are con- stantly pushing themselves and making great strides to become the best that they can be and it’s all worth it once they make their mark at the Olympic Games. We can’t help but notice the look of hope and victory in the eyes of the athletes leading up to the Games. In their mind, they are already victorious for simply having the opportunity to com- pete in Vancouver. These athletes started with a dream and a vision. They could have easily settled for mediocrity and thought, “Well, what person doesn’t want to com- pete in the Olympics. What are the chances that I would even make it?”
They didn’t accept those negative thoughts of defeat, they pushed beyond the odds and the fear and because of this, their passion took them a long way. These Olympic athletes are no different then us. They started out at the same place we did, they applied themselves and took the extraordinary measures to accom- plish the level of success in which they’ve arrived, something we all should be inspired to follow. A wise man once said, “The sky is the limit to what you can have.” The Monsoon Journal joins in the call that ushers the Olympic Inspiration; to turn that inspira- tion into motivation that will push and propel yourself forward into your journey of success. - By Shiyam Loganathan