Sven, you gotta lighten up
I found this at The Huffington Post:
Dutch speedskater Sven Kramer won a gold medal on the first full day of the Vancouver Olympics. Afterwards, he wasn’t too happy about a request from a reporter.
[The reporter] asks Kramer, "If you can say your name and your country and what you just won here." Kramer quickly interjects: "Are you stupid? Hell no I’m not going to do that."
Dude. It would have taken just a couple of seconds to give the information asked for. It would have cut down on the chance of an error in the reporter’s written account.
You’re a speed skater.
Most of the world doesn’t care that you can skate fast. I wouldn’t say what you do is a terribly transferable skill. One day you’ll likely look back on this event and say to yourself, “I remember when people used to pretend to give a shit about what I did. Man, I miss those days.”
Chill out.
