So, I have less than two days now till the games officially begin. Already women's soccer has kicked off, with the North Koreans getting offended at a flag mix up, and England beating New Zealand. I have three things I actually want to cover in the next day and a half but I am really tired, so I am just going to talk about 2008, because I can do that tired, and I can't do my 2002 experience tired.
2008 was all about Shawn Johnson, and Nastia Liuken doing great things, Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps head to head and side by side in weird looking supper fast swimsuits, Hutchenson and the US volleyball team, that won gold despite personal tragedy, It was about controversy over the Chinese gymnastics team, a Chines track star not running, it was about Russia ignoring the symbolic peace of the Olympics and invading Georgia, it was about pollution, and human rights. It was one of the coolest drum routines in opening ceremony history. It had its great moments, its political moments, its athlete moments, and its sad moments. Over all, I think 2008 was a pretty good Olympics. It was the beginning for BMX, and the end for baseball and softball. I have never seen a badminton game played at such speeds, nor a ping pong ball just disappear from my visual tracking abilities like I did at those games.
And in 1 day and like 14 hrs, new excitement begins. I am not much in the mood to look back today. I just want to know who is going to light the stinkin cauldron already!!! I hope its as good as the archer in 1992, Mohammad Ali in 1996, the Miracle on Ice team in 2002, the ski jumper/ prince combo in 1994. I can't wait, good thing I don't have to wait long.
2008 was all about Shawn Johnson, and Nastia Liuken doing great things, Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps head to head and side by side in weird looking supper fast swimsuits, Hutchenson and the US volleyball team, that won gold despite personal tragedy, It was about controversy over the Chinese gymnastics team, a Chines track star not running, it was about Russia ignoring the symbolic peace of the Olympics and invading Georgia, it was about pollution, and human rights. It was one of the coolest drum routines in opening ceremony history. It had its great moments, its political moments, its athlete moments, and its sad moments. Over all, I think 2008 was a pretty good Olympics. It was the beginning for BMX, and the end for baseball and softball. I have never seen a badminton game played at such speeds, nor a ping pong ball just disappear from my visual tracking abilities like I did at those games.
And in 1 day and like 14 hrs, new excitement begins. I am not much in the mood to look back today. I just want to know who is going to light the stinkin cauldron already!!! I hope its as good as the archer in 1992, Mohammad Ali in 1996, the Miracle on Ice team in 2002, the ski jumper/ prince combo in 1994. I can't wait, good thing I don't have to wait long.
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