Citius, Altius, Fortius.
As the start of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad draws near I’m actually giddy. I love seeing athletes compete and excel in their field. A dedicated athlete with lots of money for training and facilities is an amazing thing to watch. Then there are the breakthroughs; I’d love to wager with someone how many records will be set total over the whole week and a half. I’d have to pick the Men’s 100 track and field. I think that Gay is going to break free there (if his hammy doesn’t hinder him). The other options are for any even in which Michael Phelps is entered. He is ridiculous! The man is wider (arm span) than he is tall. I also heard that he’s got some freak body chemistry to get rid of his lactic acid build up faster than anyone else. (side note: does this make him a natural cheater? Giving him that unfair biological advantage? =) Total cheater…)
Popular mechanics just did this special on how fast balls go in many of the sports in the Olympics.
Baseball.. maybe 98-101mpH, Tennis – 140-160mpH, Ping Pong – 45mpH, Volleyball – 120mpH! Crazy, imagine trying to dig a 120 mph ball from a hitter. Still won’t get volleyball any respect! =)The Olympics begin August 8th, in Beijing China, NBC will have live sports on it’s website (probably gonna charge) Is anyone else excited to see what will happen to the super-controlled media in China? The government is having a fit and has started to ban access to sites. Either way, I’m stoked for it and I’ll be watching as some athlete pushes harder than they ever have before, their time flashing over the jumbo-tron, a split second faster than anyone else… ever. Wow.
Go USA
Go World
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Get ready for "The Doberman" to reak havoc in China. I am pumped for v-ball, gymnastics, track and field, Phelps, and hoops.
You would be stoked, I play pickup basketball with Steve Timmons. Good ball player. Obviously a little older but still has some athletic fire left.
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