It has been a long grueling month of June, and I am sad to say that the 2008 Vanista Ct. Olympics have concluded. Although I feel I played well in the games, I was a bit disappointed with the overall results.

Winning the bronze medal is typically nothing to be ashamed of. Unfortunately, when there are only 3 participants, it’s nothing to write home about.

The events I am strong in such as Croquet, Poker, and Shuffleboard, I somehow had the wheels fall off and couldn’t capture any gold. And ironically a few events where I was a big underdog such as pool I was able to capture silver. Nonetheless, all I can do is learn from the amazing experience and get back to the training center.

The Vanista Ct. Olympic Committee is actually planning a 2008 Fall Olympics with all new events. Some of the preliminary events are to include Monopoly, Darts, Badminton, and possibly go-cart racing.

My neighbors and I are just that crazy that we also had a fun closing ceremony event with music, beverages, and awards. John Bauer (representing Germany) also known now as “Mista Vanista” was able to lock in the championship belt (better than a gold medal) on the final day of competition with a record fishing session where he only landed 1 small mouth bass.

Jay Sandine (representing USA) saw all his hopes and dreams shatter when he could have tied up the events by catching one simple fish. He had a monster on the line and got it within 6 inches of the shore, and then the unthinkable happened………..the fish got away, and Jay’s Olympic dreams were shattered.

As for myself, I represented India and again had a disappointing showing this year. I am extremely excited about the forthcoming fall Olympics however. In a phone interview with ESPN after the closing ceremonies, I was quoted as saying:

“You know what, I played these guys before the Olympics, These neighbors are who I thought they were, THEY ARE WHO I THOUGHT THEY WERE! Now look, if you want to crown their asses, then crown em! I let em off the hook!”

Jeremy Enke - June 30th 2008

Tags: jay sandine, john bauer, neighborhood olympics

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