- Did you see last night's performance Venezuela ?
- If you do shit! As always putting the comic back of the ambulance arriving
... I always wonder when will we take, the Venezuelans, the attitude of Venezuelan?
However, there are things that still cause hives on my back ... For example, I can not so surprised at the actions of Venezuela each Olympic sport, particularly because, in my 34 years, Venezuela had only seen in weightlifting, judo, tae kwon do, boxing and swimming. But before heading to Beijing for Venezuelans, the chance of zapping allowed me to see for the first time in my life, a Venezuelan playing soft ball. At that time facing Colombia. Neither team knew we had the discipline and also played at international level. Let alone ever thought up would go to the Olympics. Leaving aside my utter and complete lack of interest in keeping me updated about the sport, whatever, I wonder ... Is that so off I progración newspapers and sports media in my country? Or is it that there was plenty of information?
The fact is that these girls left me speechless and with a huge desire to be one of them. Then, when I saw them play with the U.S. team thought ... "My God! What power do these women! "(I mean both teams). In the end, the Venezuelans were defeated and I had been so painful that was for a career as the 11 that resulted in the defeat. But I can not marvel at them. Even now they also lost to China. I just feel that one of them could be me or my sister or is that ultimately are not? So
me about the rest of the guys who are there. No excuses no longer know myself to statements by the coaches after of defeats and constantly defeats disappoint them. But I've also discovered that beyond the pain of not seeing my expectations turned into medals, it hurts me to think that dreams powdered soft ball team, for example, you do not have the opportunity to aspire to the Olympics to come because this sport cease to be displina London 2012 Olympic and when I learned that Israel Rubio had intentions to retire and I saw him miss the chance of a medal, it hurt me twice.
I do not know how much depends on achieving the Olympic dream. When I think of government support, technological disadvantage, international sparring, competing demands, pay and blah, blah, blah, I think in the 10 glorious medals we won and I wonder what is the difference? When "Morochito" Rodriguez won the gold in boxing skills were less demanding? Did you have Rafael Vidal largest international blanks or was many times before the Olympics to get his medal? Could it be that when Adriana Carmona or Arlindo Gouveia had won theirs in tae kwon do technological advantage for training but were only fields display? Or is it all comes down to a matter of luck?
I really do not know. I dare not question the commitment and effort of the 109 athletes representing us in Beijing. Surely there are aspects of the skills and know themselves will have to check with their coaches in the subsequent work outcrops just after the Olympics. But what I can take care myself, is not to fall into petty attitude in which I see every day dropping people on the street, which is dedicated to putting our boys in the worst seats for failing to the medal they came for. I am not satisfied, but if anything I want, I strive to achieve before do not resongar. I think this opens the doors share the dreams of many young Venezuelans and positive impact on our sporting culture and I hope from the bottom of my heart that one day my countrymen to put aside the pettiness and recognize the merit that have their compatriots in the discipline that is, cultural or sports that take part in outside whatever the result of their performance. Particularly not tolerate, as I have done until now, that someone comes to me speaking ill of the athletes representing my country at Olympic Games and welcome Llosa, as held by other countries, the achievements while not expected, and especially the Diploma obtained by our Ysis Olympic Barreto, the national record surpassed by our Albert Subirats and ranking positions in our other world athletes.
commitment just yet and I always retain hope, but above all my pride of Venezuela, which makes me feel in the womb than any petty comments made towards these guys that are there, it's as if made in my against. So I say as cumaneses: Not here, pesca'o .
AND VIVA nezuela VE!
