As a skeptic who believed that we couldn't host a decent games to save our lives, I have to admit that I was absolutely one hundred percent utterly and completely wrong. I may not have watched any of the events (not a sporting man) but the atmosphere was good, people enjoyed themselves, there were no riots, only 250 arrests (which is pretty good considering the amount of people there have been in the area) the transport system didn't collapse, no-one went on strike, and the only real technical problems was down to Boris being Boris and getting stuck on a zip-line.
I didn't think we could do it, and I know I wasn't alone, I think the world didn't think we could do it...but we did.
It's your turn now Brazil, and I'm sure you'll put on a show every bit as good as ours, and that of Chinas before it. Remember, it's not what you have, it's what you do with it.
Thank you all for coming to the UK, for enjoying the games, for taking part in the games, and I hope that everyone involved had a good time.
Now, for the Paralympics!
