What I care about is that they perform and then either take the accolades for success with equal measures of jubilation and modesty or hit the road and keep quiet in the case of failure. But what no one needs to worry about is what the next level of self-indulgent display may be from these folks. Trust me on this, you don't need to hear much of anything from any of them as is proven conclusively every time someone sticks a microphone in any of their faces. The only thing they know in depth is running or lifting or whatever. Add to all the above the issue of drugs.
Moralists see the Olympics as a metaphor in the struggle against drugs.
Politicians see this as a way to align themselves with all that is good and proper. The fact is that athletes have been using drugs for years and it ain't gonna stop. Just look at the people walking down the street drinking something from Starbucks. But you can be DQ'ed from the Olympics for a double espresso. The drug question is ongoing and not going to stop because we've allowed it to dominate news coverage.