Someday, at the Olympics...

American men won't be "boys"...
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My impressions of the Games?
American athletes are either young girls prancing and posing, very athletically, or old boys playing at the amateur levels while being compensated at verrry professional rates.

Why do we do that in America?

Why not let our athletes age and grow up? Sure, Michael Phelps is an amazing swimmer. He's a professional. What other job has he held?

Personally, I think it is sad to think of all the time the man has spent, underwater, going back and forth and back and forth, in a pool... That's child's play.

Sure, it worked for him, as a career. But what comes next? What of the others -- the lost boys? Why don't we let these young men grow up, become fully immersed in the adult world, and compete as grown-ups once their amateur swimming days are over?

They would be healthier overall, no matter their physical conditioning. Goodbye too, to all the tats, the boyish haircuts, and all the other distinguishing factors that kept so many American males competing as boys well into their 20s and 30s, not as men.