Olympic Fever
With the dogs days of August upon us, it’s hard to turn on the news or surf the internet without seeing the ubiquitous five rings of the Beijing Olympics. Everyone’s excited about up-and-comers like Michael Phelps and…well, Michael Phelps seems to be getting all the attention. But over at the New York Times’ Play Magazine, there’s a a multimedia feature called After the Games, which tells the stories of the Michael Phelpses of bygone days: you know, Mark Spitz, Bruce Jenner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and other favorites of yesteryear. Don’t the athletes from the past always seem kind of magical when compared to the current crop? For this reason, we have to admit that a small part of us hopes Mark Spitz holds on to the gold-medal record that Michael Phelps is, once again, gunning to break. Watch out for the opening ceremony this Friday night.
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