Unapologetically Me

Tag: Rio 2016

  • Hope Solo: “Dear Diary…”

    I imagine it went something like this… Hope Solo is sitting in her hotel room after the United States lost in a penalty shootout to Sweden. Her teeth are cringing. She is seething over the premature eliminaton. She begins pacing back and forth past the TV, desk and fridge at the foot of her bed. The…

  • Hope Solo: "Dear Diary…"

    I imagine it went something like this… Hope Solo is sitting in her hotel room after the United States lost in a penalty shootout to Sweden. Her teeth are cringing. She is seething over the premature eliminaton. She begins pacing back and forth past the TV, desk and fridge at the foot of her bed. The…

  • Michael Phelps is Overrated

    If you thought for a single solitary second that I would claim the absurd notion that Michael Phelps is overrated, you were sorely mistaken. However, I have heard, read and seen that preposterous claim pop up multiple times since Rio 2016 began. At 31-years-old, Michael Phelps claimed his 22nd gold medal and fourth straight 200-meter individual…