You're from District 11 along with Thresh, you're both worried about the games, but Thresh is massive so he's guaranteed at least one sponsor. But your mentor had other plans.

So now here you were, on national TV, broadcast to everyone in the whole of Panem, supposed to confess your 'undying love' for the boy you must kill in a few days. But at least the Capitol will eat it up and get you sponsors.