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 Athens
Greece, August 18th, 2004
Being
an Olympian isn't a matter of chance.
It's about the choices you make. What
you're seeing at these Olympic Games
are athletes who certainly are dedicated
to their sport. It's not something
that they've waited around for; it's
something that they've achieved with
hard work and training for the last
10 or 12 years. And, of course, the
culmination of that is the chance
to compete for your country in the
Olympic games. For that one moment
of glory. So there'll be a lot of
thrill, and some disappointment.
Yesterday
we saw Michael Phelps win two gold
medals. The most exciting race was
the men's four by 200 relay. The U.S.
team was not expected to win, but
they beat the Australians by 13/100ths
of a second.
Today
we'll see more exciting men's and
women's aquatics. Also, the men's
and women's shot put is being held
in the ancient city of Olympia, site
of the first Olympic Games, where
the Olympic flame is lit before every
Olympic Games.
Til
tomorrow, - Mark
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