Just one question: what were YOU doing at age 17? All I remember about that age was trying to get out of high school, figure out which Cross Colors outfit was still in style, and wonder how many tables I'd have to bust in order to get a Mustang. Whatever it was, I sure it wasn't focusing on getting an Olympic Gold Medal. (Note: Apologies to those Olympic hopefuls who are reading this blog, best of luck to you.)
However, that is exactly what 17-year-old Chloe Kim was doing as she won the gold medal in the women's halfpipe in Pyeongchang. Wasting no time in dominating and making her presence known, Kim is enjoying every moment of it, even taking time to tweet during the event about making an ice cream run.
OK, I get that you traditionalists may have a problem with this. "Where's the focus? What's wrong with these kids today?" You might say, but understand this is the world we live in. We live in an era in which athletes will Periscope during the game. We as fans have always asked for the athletes to be more transparent, and when they do, we grill them for it. We can't have it both ways.
Besides, anyone who can own an Olympic event the way Kim can has earned the right to tweet whenever she feels like it. Now all I'm waiting for is the Lifetime movie in a couple of years.
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr allowed players Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala and David West take over the clipboard and lead their squad to a 46-point win over the Phoenix Suns. I know that a lot of people call that being disrespectful to the Suns. Hey Phoenix, how about respecting the game and actually showing up?
What we need to take from this is that it is rare when players actually take accountability for their actions and encourage one another. This could be the spark that leads this team to yet another championship. Sometimes, we need to allow the young ones to lead themselves to greatness.
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