Originally Posted by
mcompton1973
JunkYard,
Thanks for the complete analysis of the whole Gold, Silver, Bronze thing. I think I was getting hung up on how you could get lapped, and then NOT win a medal...but you have clarified it for me.
I do what I can. In today's world of "everyone wins", where we try to not hurt any child's feelings for fear that they may learn what disappointment is, I figured explaining the medal system would be of help.
As far as becoming an Olympic athlete, you never know. If your son can keep focus, anything can happen. At the very least, he learns a skill that can keep him in good shape for a lifetime. Just as dminor or mtnbiker66. They are crazy old and still ride.