Living the Dream

Ever since I can remember my little brother has been obsessed with the Olympics. Before we ever had a good VCR that would record TV shows Nick used to sit on the couch and tape the television coverage of the Olympics using a handheld video camera (one of those big ones that rest on your shoulder - this was back in the 80s/90s).

Nick always dreamed of one day going to the Olympics. He knows the most obscure facts from every Olympics, even ones that took place decades before he was born. He competed once in an ESPN trivia contest and finished second, almost winning a trip to the ESPN 25th anniversary party in NYC.

In high school Nick found and developed his passion, sports writing. As the editor of his high school newspaper, Nick covered Tim Tebow as he played high school football. He went on to UF and was the sports editor for the UF student paper. He freelanced for many papers along the way and covered the Chicago Cubs for mlb.com.

Last summer he worked for the USOC in Colorado Springs...one step closer to going to the Olympics.

As you read this, Nick is in Vancouver. He is writing for several newspapers, covering their athletes competing in the Winter Olympics. I am so proud and happy for him. Many of us live our whole lives not accomplishing our goals. Not Nick.

If you'd like to follow his experience at the Olympics here is a link to his blog on SportingNews.com.