08-18-2008, 08:01 PM
I generally don't care much for the Olympics myself, but with all the hype from the media machine I found myself watching all of Phelps races. I found myself entranced watching him swim. Poetry in motion and all that. But on the whole there are very few "sports" that interest me.
Badmitton (spelling may be off) on the other hand, when elevated to Olympic-caliber athletes is completely bad-ass. To see the competitors all but flipping in mid air as they beat the holy hell out of the birdie is the most amazing thing ever. I was watching 4 years ago and I saw a man, a full grown rather buff asian dude, get a freaking bloody nose from getting hit in the face with the birdie so hard. From that point to the present I'll gladly call myself a fan of the 'mitton as it has to be about the most violent sport at that level of competition short of boxing or hockey. Also of note is that it is a sport almost completely dominated by Asian's.
Badmitton (spelling may be off) on the other hand, when elevated to Olympic-caliber athletes is completely bad-ass. To see the competitors all but flipping in mid air as they beat the holy hell out of the birdie is the most amazing thing ever. I was watching 4 years ago and I saw a man, a full grown rather buff asian dude, get a freaking bloody nose from getting hit in the face with the birdie so hard. From that point to the present I'll gladly call myself a fan of the 'mitton as it has to be about the most violent sport at that level of competition short of boxing or hockey. Also of note is that it is a sport almost completely dominated by Asian's.