tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148739524238902508.post4507625027452682154..comments2012-03-08T16:23:51.568-05:00Comments on CJWhatChaTalkinBout: Going for the Gold!Charlie Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06356166448934778201noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148739524238902508.post-69706673705007604082010-03-04T09:52:17.155-05:002010-03-04T09:52:17.155-05:00Steve, right on Man! Thanks for leaving your thou...Steve, right on Man! Thanks for leaving your thoughts. Right on point!Charlie Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356166448934778201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148739524238902508.post-40852426444370608392010-03-04T08:13:53.137-05:002010-03-04T08:13:53.137-05:00I love the Winter Games. They're kind of the F...I love the Winter Games. They're kind of the Freaks and Geeks of the sports world. Occasionally someone like Apolo Ohno catches our attention, but mostly they're flashes in the pan, minor celebrities for two weeks, and then they disappear. Eric Heiden, for instance. Won five golds in one week — amazing! Then went on to take the US Road Cycling National Championship and road the Tour de France — how many folks can go win the top awards in two different sports? Then he went on to medical school and is a successful orthopedic surgeon. And yet, he can still go to the grocery store or walk around the mall without getting swarmed by mobs of fans. <br /><br />What really got to me this type around is watching how hard these guys train. That 24 Hour Fitness ad with CJ Celski (who's dad is USMA '78, by the way) showed him doing some balance and strength training that I could never do. Even for an obscure sport with limited professional potential, these guys train hard. Not talking about 30 minutes on the treadmill at a leisurely pace, like I do, but full out efforts that leave you hurting. <br /><br />I'll never be an Olympic athlete, but it made me take notice at how many things I take on with a "just enough to get by" attitude. Did I really give that particular task my 100%? Did I walk away exhausted, not from exasperation but from putting all I could into my effort? Inspiring stuff, for sure, and not because I want to step onto the podium some day, but because I just want to know that I gave it my all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com