.I don't observe sports much (though they are actually constantly playing in my residence because of my spouse), however every 4 years when the Olympics spin about, it is actually go time. I check out just about just about anything that gets on, as well as I develop instant fandom for individuals as well as staffs based on totally arbitrary points that I find on the TV, speak with the analyst, or find while performing a wiki dive. Women's water polo is my new fixation, after viewing the USA play Spain a handful of evenings back. Spain won 13-11, yet by the end of the game the American goalie Ashleigh Johnson racked up a goal, tossing the ball along with such force that it was practically weapon-like. "Wow," I thought, "she appears therefore great." Last night I received home as well as viewed there was another water polo game, this time around the US versus Italy. The United States team was actually carrying out a lot far better (they at some point gained 10-3), and also it wasn't for Italy's lack of trying. Johnson, I promptly discovered, is one hell of a goalkeeper. (Eventually, in my wiki plunge, I learn that she is actually considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world these are her third Olympic video games and also the staff succeeded gold in 2016 and also 2020.) Right now, I am actually not one of those people that enjoys sports and presumes, "I could perform that." I can possibly do a ton of factors, yet I am actually the least sports individual all around, something that I've recognized in my bone tissues due to the fact that I was essentially in elementary school. Still, there is such a pull when you're watching a person be actually absolutely great at what they carry out-- it's probably why I am going to enjoy any type of sports docudrama on Netflix-- and as I viewed all these girls swimming with power, absolutely pounding one another from time to time attempting to get the ball, in a way that was actually truly lovely, it attacked me: I can not play water polo, yet what happens if I put on a little bit of water polo hat?Amy Lawrance, retreat 2025.Picture: Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images.