A cynic blubs

Egg and Spoon will be an Olympic event in 2012

I'm an almost complete cynic when it comes to the Nike Olympics (soon to be spelled Olimpix in order to appeal to the youth), but every time I even think about one of the London 2012 promo films I start to tear up.

It's the one called "Sport at Heart" that gets to me - in particular the girl in the playground near the end, who sees the runner go past and then goes into a sequence of gymnastic moves. Even now, the thought of it makes me want to blub. I was watching yesterday afternoon and I had to leave the room to go blow my nose. Notwithstanding the M-People soundtrack (what is it about M-People?).

By Christ, having daughters makes you a total soft touch. Rest assured that in all other aspects of my life I am a hard-nosed, unsympathetic bastard.