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topkebab
topkebab
Lucky Stiff

Aug-8-2008 10:19

Ok, so I had the Opening Ceremony on the TV in the background just now, even though I told myself I wouldn't watch it I think I ended up catching most of it intermittently...

... and I must admit it was quite spectacular imho. Although I can't help but wonder how big a carbon footprint it (and everything else like it) generates :P

So, in the spirit of "One World, One Dream", I challenge you all, whatever your political leanings, to dream a dream and then aim faster, higher and stronger towards it... be inspired by those athletes who are living their dream now.

... and I also challenge you to devote one more hour per week for exercise, be it swimming, football, mountain bike, dance, hiking, skating, you name it, if it gets your heart rate up, it's usually good for you. ;)

I have a dream, and I have a goal. What about you?

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ctown28
ctown28
Huntsman

Aug-9-2008 15:41

I'm looking forward to getting to watch some of the games after work tonight and all day tomorrow. I really don't care what event, I just like watching everyone compete.

Although I hope they televise some water polo, I've never gotten to see it and I'm still wondering how they can get those horses to swim! ;-)

ctown28
ctown28
Huntsman

Aug-10-2008 17:48

Watched Olympics pretty much all day today. Got to see the swimming heats for the preliminaries, tonight is he finals. Phelps is just amazing!

*chants*

USA! USA! USA!

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Aug-10-2008 20:10

anyone like to participate in some gentle sleuthaerobics..

up, down, up, down, up down... ok now the other eyelid!

nicnic
nicnic
Battered Shoe

Aug-10-2008 22:56

All I got to say is Jason Lezak!!!

Go USA!!!

topkebab
topkebab
Lucky Stiff

Aug-11-2008 01:04

SS - shouldn't that be up, down, up, down ... of the mouse finger?

yoyofoshow
yoyofoshow
Old Shoe

Aug-11-2008 02:48

Hey! Don't mess around with water polo! I take it seriously!

Brasco De Gama
Brasco De Gama
Old Shoe

Aug-11-2008 16:27

Well, The next olympics are in London so everyone in the UK is building towards it, I'm trying to lobby the IOC to include my own personal discipline of long distance sleeping but raising the funding is so hard, I just dream of the day I could have my own Nike sponsored duvet.

miss snopes
miss snopes
Demon of the Due Date

Aug-11-2008 20:05

I am loving the Olympics more this year than I have in a really long time. Absolutely incredible! Ctown, you are so right - Phelps is absolutely amazing!!!!

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Aug-20-2008 01:46

The Olympics are the one time when I'm a serious sports watcher. And while American television has been focusing on swimming, gymnastics, and track (all sports I really like watching), as Americans, we sometimes forget that there are a whole slew of sports taking place that don't get a lot of TV time, and a huge number of countries that rarely, if ever, see a TV camera focused on them.

Having said that, did you know....

That Afghanistan has a women's soccer/football team in Beijing (rather significant for a country that tends to oppress women in general, and women in particular for competitive opportunities and sports participation)??

That Myanmar/Burma actually has a competitive rowing teaming also going for gold in China?? (now there's something to say for the power of the Olympics ;-)

That a guy from Switzerland actually beat Michael Phelps in a heat race (who'da thunk that one? ;-) ??

That Norway won a bronze medal in equestrian show-jumping??

That Argentina won gold in cycling (the guy's been an Olympian since '84!! ;-) ??

That China is going for the gold medal in beach volleyball??

Just a few things to watch, and think about....

Good luck world!! Go for it!! ;-D

Brasco De Gama
Brasco De Gama
Old Shoe

Aug-20-2008 09:05

I'm actually really enjoying these Olympics... I've never known Team GB to be so good!! If we had Phelps we'd be second. (I know, I know "but you don't, so ner!")

Can't wait for 2012 now!!! :D

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