The Olympics
Seems like everyone is blogging about the Olympics and everyone seems to be doing a fine job. After last night, I have got to mention something about the 4 x 100 freestyle swimming event.
HOLY COW, what an amazing race. It reminded me of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team. I was almost choked up when Jason Lezak swam what is being called the greatest anchor leg in swimming history.
Here's the best part. The pre-race smack talkin'. The French said they were going to "smash" the US team. According to Alain Bernard from the French team, that was why they came to the games. The guys in the American crew had this quote pasted up all over the place as motivation. Trash talking only takes you so far. You have to pony up in the skillz department if you dont want poo poo in the face. So what do you think now? Still in the smashing trades?
If you missed the race, you can check it out on NBC's Olympic coverage site. Welcome to a new week everyone.
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posted by Big Pappa @ 2:52 PM
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I missed the relay last night, but watched it online today after I saw a snippet of the finish. So amazing! I don't really follow sports (especially pro swimming) much, but this was a great story! woo hoo!
This was truly an amazing feat for our US guys. I hope Jason Lezak gets all the credit he deserves for winning this race. That was incredible what he did. I think many bloggers have that photo of Michael Phelps on their blogs now. I know I have it on one of mine. His reaction to them winning that race is priceless.
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