We Suck

I’m tired of doom-and-gloom media coverage about the decline of the USA’s economic global stature. Ask a random citizen on the street which country has the largest economy and you’re likely to hear “China” as the response. Not true … at least not yet. And we’re still number one in all matters related to military might, spending more annually than all other nations on earth combined. What I am pissed about is our decline as a sports power. We’re really beginning to suck. Japan just won the women’s World Cup. Another year without an American winning the British Open golf tournament. And Rory McIlroy, a guy from Northern Ireland – a country about the size of Rhode Island – wins the Masters golf tournament this year. Granted, golf isn’t a “sport” so much as a hobby, and most Americans could care less about soccer. But tennis is a real sport, and we suck there, too. No Americans in this year’s Wimbledon finals, semi-finals or even quarter-finals – men or women. A Chinese woman won the French Open tennis tournament; no American in sight. At the last Summer Olympics, the Chinese won the most gold medals. And at the most recent Winter Olympics, who took home the most gold? Canadians. Think about that for a moment. Even this year’s NBA champions, the Dallas Mavericks, have as their best player a guy from Germany. Really? In a sport the USA “invented.” At least our teams still dominate pro football and major league baseball. Baseball is a sport – right?