Upon opening my internet, the yahoo webpage greeted me with this very nice and very nostalgic photo.
Way back then when athletes weren't as commoditized and commercialized, and there were no supplements, steroids or performance enhancing drugs to speak of, athletes were looked at with admiration, respect and reverence.
When they perform, when they win medals, it's largely because of discipline, skill and determination. No human or scientific intervention whatsoever.
In the 80s, Bruce Jenner was one of the most famous athletes and olympians, along with Greg Louganis, Mark Spitz, Nadia Comaneci, Carl Lewis and Mary Lou Retton. What they all had in common is the fact that they not only excelled in their chosen sport, they also had matinee idol-quality looks.
This was - of course - an Olympic medal winning combination.
It's hard to believe that Bruce Jenner - the Olympian - has morphed into an odd looking stepfather and character in "Keeping up with the Kardashians." Heck, when I saw that show and found out that a guy named "Bruce Jenner" was there, I had to research and make sure that they're the same person.
Unfortunately, they are the same person.
There's such a big gap between the Bruce Jenner of the 80s and Jenner now. And you can call me old-fashioned, but I like the 80s version a lot, lot more.
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