I wake up most days feeling fat, lazy, and out of shape. Watching sports on TV generally makes me feel even worse because I’m sitting on the sofa getting fatter and more out of shape, munching on Doritos, while watching the trim and fit get trimmer and fitter. Every four years I make an exception and watch a bit of the Olympics. If I’m not as flexible or talented as a 16-year-old girl, it doesn’t bother me. This year, however, I learned that one of the Olympians, Dara Torres, is a 41-year-old Jewish mother (source). Time to turn off the TV, get off the couch, and go to the gym…
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A youngster
“Ian Millar goes for the second medal of his 36-year Olympic career when the equestrian individual show jumping competition begins Thursday in Hong Kong.
Appearing in his record-tying ninth Summer Games, Millar, 61, …”
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/equestrian/story/2008/08/19/olympics-individual-jumpiing-preview.html
Wait until you hear about Hiroshi Hoketsu …
Actually, a 33 year old mother won the vault in gymnastics…. so gymnastics can make you feel bad too.
I am waiting now for the Wikipedians to amend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_mother_stereotype
“You never crawl, you never bike….”
Another good reason to hit the gym besides a fear of meeting a fit jewish mother in a dark alley- live longer with higher quality of life and more functional brain matter!