.I do not follow sports a lot (though they are consistently playing in my residence thanks to my spouse), however every four years when the Olympics spin around, it's go time. I watch almost everything that is on, as well as I establish quick fandom for individuals and teams based upon completely random traits that I view on the television, speak with the analyst, or even find while doing a wiki dive. Female's water polo is my new obsession, after finding the USA play Spain a few nights back. Spain gained 13-11, however in the end of the game the United States goalie Ashleigh Johnson racked up a target, tossing the reception along with such pressure that it was actually nearly weapon-like. "Wow," I believed, "she seems thus cool." Final night I obtained home as well as saw there was actually an additional water polo video game, this time the United States versus Italy. The United States group was actually performing a great deal far better (they eventually won 10-3), and also it wasn't for Italy's shortage of trying. Johnson, I swiftly saw, is one hell of a goalkeeper. (Later on, in my wiki dive, I discover that she is actually considered some of the most ideal goalkeepers around the world these are her 3rd Olympic games and also the team gained gold in 2016 and 2020.) Now, I am actually not one of those individuals that watches sporting activities and also assumes, "I might carry out that." I can do a considerable amount of factors, however I am the minimum athletic individual around, one thing that I have actually understood in my bones considering that I was literally in grade school. Still, there is actually such a pull when you are actually viewing an individual be actually totally terrific at what they do-- it's probably why I am going to check out any type of sporting activities film on Netflix-- and also as I viewed all these ladies going for a swim with power, absolutely shattering one another now and then making an effort to get the reception, in a manner that was really wonderful, it reached me: I can not participate in water shirt, yet what happens if I wore a little water shirt hat?Amy Lawrance, retreat 2025.Photograph: Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images.