So there *are* people like you out there! I don't think I've ever read a better declaration of why the Olympics is so laudable. I never really considered the human element of it like that. Put that way...it's kinda romantic. For the love of the sport. It's the same kind of mentality that underscores us sci-fi/fantasy geeks. Doing something we love, because we want to, regardless of what people think about it, or us. Indeed, thank you for putting it in this light.