To enhance leadership skills
Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I really appreciated the Olympics—particularly the Summer Olympics. There were so many life-changing events connected to the Games, which brought the best athletes in the world together every four years.
I was 8 years old in 1972 when the Munich Olympics took place, and I distinctly remember watching the horror unfold on TV when the hostages were killed and the sadness of Jim McKay as he reported the details on ABC. I also remember the disappointment I felt when the United States boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. I couldn’t imagine the frustration all those athletes felt who had literally trained most of their lives for a moment that would never come.