.I do not observe sports a lot (though they are consistently playing in my home because of my spouse), however every 4 years when the Olympics roll around, it's go opportunity. I see practically anything that is on, and I create instant fandom for people as well as teams based upon fully random points that I find on the TV, speak with the commentator, or even find while doing a wiki dive. Women's water polo is my brand-new fascination, after viewing the USA play Spain a couple of nights earlier. Spain succeeded 13-11, but at the end of the activity the American goalie Ashleigh Johnson racked up a target, tossing the ball with such power that it was actually almost weapon-like. "Wow," I thought, "she appears so great." Last evening I got home as well as saw there was actually an additional water polo activity, this time around the United States against Italy. The American group was doing a lot better (they at some point succeeded 10-3), and also it wasn't for Italy's lack of trying. Johnson, I rapidly observed, is actually one hell of a goalie. (Eventually, in my wiki dive, I find out that she is actually considered some of the greatest goalkeepers worldwide these are her 3rd Olympic activities and the crew succeeded gold in 2016 and also 2020.) Right now, I am none of those folks that checks out sporting activities and assumes, "I can perform that." I can do a ton of factors, however I am actually the minimum athletic individual around, one thing that I have actually known in my bone tissues because I was actually literally in elementary school. Still, there is actually such a pull when you are actually checking out someone be actually absolutely fantastic at what they do-- it is actually probably why I will certainly enjoy any sort of sporting activities film on Netflix-- and as I observed all these females swimming along with force, completely pounding each other on occasion attempting to receive the reception, in a way that was genuinely attractive, it struck me: I can't play water polo, however what if I wore a little bit of water polo hat?Amy Lawrance, retreat 2025.Image: Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images.