I'll say it. I'm really proud of U.S.A. hockey both the men's and women's teams. To often we culturally think like Ricky Bobby of Talladega Nights and treat second place as the first losers. Well that is B.S. Nobody is more disappointed than the players and coaches themselves but they aren't losers. They may not have won the top prize but they all walked away with silver medals that a lot of other teams would love to have. I didn't follow the women's tournament as closely but the men were ranked sixth going into the games and not projected to even make the medal round. Not only did the make the medal round they finished first in the preliminary round, beat the vaunted Canadians and took the same extra motivated and re-energized Canadian team to overtime in the gold medal game. I don't think it is a loser mentality to be proud of coming in second. I would never accept going in to the final game without giving the best effort to win but if that effort comes up short we should be satisfied and proud of the outcome. The US teams both played there hearts out and deserve to hear our pride and appreciation for their accomplishments.
As a side note I really enjoyed the Olympics but after two weeks I'm ready to return to my regular schedule. Congratulations to Vancouver for putting on a fantastic spectacle.
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