tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660344.post4907771463933660848..comments2023-08-08T19:03:54.999-04:00Comments on interact: Olympics - All-time hardest and videosSean Meadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065687969605540072noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660344.post-56093976462606096982008-09-01T10:52:00.000-04:002008-09-01T10:52:00.000-04:00thanks, J. good stuff from you, too. and lol at th...thanks, J. good stuff from you, too. and lol at the Lewis quote.<BR/><BR/>and thank you, Kathy. i watched a fair amount of beach volleyball. those girls were very good, obviously. my comment, which you could predict: they need to eat a sandwich ;-)Sean Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05065687969605540072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660344.post-30809773741936804192008-09-01T00:16:00.000-04:002008-09-01T00:16:00.000-04:00I particularly enjoyed (read devoured) Beach Volle...I particularly enjoyed (read devoured) Beach Volleyball this time. May-Treanor and Walsh are amazing! To repeat gold 2 Olympics in a row, without even losing a set! Those women are my new heroes.<BR/><BR/>In past games, I'm in total agreement with you on the "Miracle" team. Every time that movie comes on TV, I watch it. And cry.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I knew there was a reason I liked Jaq. ;-)Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950679416047253441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660344.post-22852847992785115142008-08-31T17:03:00.000-04:002008-08-31T17:03:00.000-04:00Bingo on the balance beam analysis.Did you know I ...Bingo on the balance beam analysis.<BR/><BR/>Did you know I was in gymnastics for several years when I was in grade school? Got to the point where I could do a somersault on the beam, but then living in the Mt Vernon/Lisbon area took over and I switched over to wrestling for a couple of years.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, that stuff they do is crazy-hard.<BR/><BR/>Some of my favorite Olympic moments (in addition to yours, which were all great):<BR/>+ Michael Johnson blowing away the field in the 200m<BR/>+ Vince Carter jumping over the 7ft guy<BR/>+ Rulon Gardner beating that scary Russian wrestler<BR/>+ Ex-Hawkeye wrestler Randy Lewis winning gold at the '84 games, then saying the post-match interview that, "Yeah, I knew that Jap would give me a good match." My dad aspirated his RC Cola.<BR/><BR/>Usain Bold is my favorite athlete of these games, even over Phelps, I think. The whole sleep-late-and-eat-chicken-nuggets thing, plus the overflowing personality, really injected life into track and field, which too often has a grim, glowering demeanor.<BR/><BR/>Sport I wish were more popular so I could watch it on teevee: badminton.j streedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554162658154186687noreply@blogger.com