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The Olympic Experience

April 2008

April 2008

The Olympic Games remind us of certain universal human values. Every Olympian has a story that echoes the shared human struggle for excellence and our devotion to pursue purpose in life. In this issue of eJournal USA, we celebrate the Olympics through the individual experiences and insights of athletes who share their memories of the Olympic Experience.

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Volume 13, Number 4

Preparing for the Games

From the Press Box

  • A Journalistic Marathon

    Claudio Nogueira, Sportswriter, O Globo, Rio de Janiero
    A Brazilian sports journalist describes the athletic pace of the journalist at the Athens Games in 2004.

  • The “Greatest Foot Race” Goes to Dust

    James Mossop, Sports Columnist, Sunday Telegraph, London
    Sports reporting and Olympic competition took a turn into the future at the 1988 Seoul Games.

  • “There’s Something Happening in the Olympic Village”

    Barry Newcombe, Chairman of the Sports Journalists’ Association of Great Britain
    A sports journalist recalls the terrorist incident that disrupted the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.

Inside the Games

  • The Crowd Lifted Us Up

    Bart Conner
    A U.S. Olympic gymnast recalls the highlights of his journey to the medal stand.

  • Hearing My National Anthem

    Iztok Cop
    A Slovenian rower represents a brand-new nation at the Olympic Games and gives his country a special moment in the world spotlight.

  • Everything Else Stops

    Gabriela Szabo
    A Romanian world champion runner reveals how it feels to close the final meters of a race and cross the finish line.

  • Always Play for Big Goals

    Dawn Staley
    A three-time gold-medalist returns to the Olympic Games as a coach of U.S. women’s basketball in 2008.

  • You Lose a Lot of Games to Get There

    Tab Ramos
    At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, this U.S. soccer player learned a lesson about losing that carried him through a long professional career.

  • The Climax of Everything

    Bernard Lagat
    A champion distance runner looks forward to a third trip to the Olympic Games, this time as a U.S. citizen.

  • Giving Every Effort

    Rulon Gardner
    A U.S. wrestling champion overcame a potentially disabling injury to make a second trip to the Olympic Games.

  • A Sense of the Water

    Janet Evans
    A record-setting U.S. swimmer remembers the important moments in three trips to the Olympic Games.

Photo Galleries

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    The Contenders

    Past winners and nations with a strong competitive edge in recent Olympiads will try for gold again at the Beijing Games.

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