fake authority?

I have been a professional water polo player for fourteen years now. I am the main offensive attacker on the US olympic team, we are training to compete in the 2012 summer games. People often tell me, water polo is an easy sport, that I should choose something with a wider fanbase and higher set of skills required. I respond to these pessimists and judgemental wussies by simply stating that water polo requires more agility and stamina than a fast paced basketball game. Water polo players must keep afloat throughout the entire game, one foot on the floor could cost us a huge penalty and lose us the game. Hours of treading water can be trying on the inexperienced swimmer, and so I train by doing laps with my team for a minimum of three hours every day. Even more challenging than staying afloat is propelling oneself upwards towards the ball with no sturdy ground to push off of. Our team follows a strict regimen of conditioning activities and intense excercise in the water every day. We are sure to take the gold two years from now and avenge our loss in the 2008 games.