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As I sit here watching the Opening Ceremonies of the 29th Summer Olympics, I am in awe. I can’t even begin to imagine how much time, effort and thought went into coordinating not only the performances, but also the men, women and children (15,000 of them) executing those performances. In the weeks leading up to […]
I’m still thinking about Nike’s announcement to let their sponsored swimmers wear Speedo LZR suits. I have to say, even though I’m not a fan of Nike, I’m impressed by their decision and a few others: – Nike gets the idea of the $100,000 salt and pepper shaker. Unlike Adidas, Nike has once again chosen […]
Thanks to someone for sending me the latest swimming news. I just don’t know about this new turn of events. Here’s the thing: I swam for a Nike sponsored D1 college. All our equipment was Nike. I hated it. Compared to Speedo, they suck. Even in college, I still rocked Speedo goggles and whenever I […]
When the Olympics hit Beijing in a week, you won’t see any sex shop signs as authorities are conducting a campaign to rid the city of anything deemed “unsightly”. This is just another example of perception vs. reality, and I must say, Asia does a great job of keeping up perceptions. Photo courtesy of The […]
The Big Picture by the Boston Globe does a great job converting today’s news into pictures. I love the ones about the Olympic trials for swimming and diving. The diving ones are hysterical; the photographer caught some great facial expressions. The swimming ones show Michael Phelps once again having a less than stellar start and […]
Just imagine if every world record during the Olympic Trials and Olympics is broken by a swimmer wearing Speedo’s new LZR Racer. That could possibly be the best advertising ever, even with all of the controversy. Hell, I might even go out and buy the $550 suit for shits and giggles… it’s a small price […]
I love winning and I love being first. In fact, that mindset often gets me into trouble or at the very least, interesting situations, both work and personal. But, swimming reminds me that it’s not always about winning or being first. It’s about being the BEST. If you’re the best, chances are you’re winning anyways.
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and Bill Simmons, even if he did pick USC to win it all.
Two months behind the times, but these were still good enough to remember and have the desire to post: