I love the Olympics. With all the negativity prevalent today, the Olympics is a contrast - a (quite elaborate) celebration of all that is glorious about mankind. It highlights the extent of human strength and brings the entire world together; even though a lot of controversies surround China right now, all that is set aside to give way to this international celebration.
It's amazing how human beings like myself can withstand cycling through mountainous terrain for an entire 150 miles. Think how numb their legs must be after that ordeal! There's really no other word for it but "amazing." And Michael Phelps? Fuhgeddaboudit! I was just watching the qualifying heats today, and as the commentators were saying that Phelps was preparing to go into cruise control, he breezed right by his competitors. There was a gap of about 10 feet between him and the guy in second place! How does he do that? How can you train yourself to swim faster than any other athlete? How can you become a better gymnast, a better fencer than anyone else in the world? When does that athlete start achieving such great heights?
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