What does effie say that was so awful in the book hunger games?

In the book "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins, Effie Trinket says, "May the odds be ever in your favor." This is the traditional phrase said at the beginning of the reaping, the televised event where children are chosen to participate in the Hunger Games. For Effie, it isn't the phrase that is awful, it's the event itself, where 24 children fight to the death.