A Perfect Ending To The Olympics

The summer Olympics are over, and it is time to reflect upon a few notable things.

The first thing is, I wonder how many of you know how the Beijing Olympics 2008 design logo came to be?

Let's have a look, shall we?






Simple artwork at that.


Now hear this:

The NBC broadcasters must have watched the Olympics on ABC in the day when Howard Cossell would tell it like it is.


Now that the Olympics are over, I wonder how many of you caught some of the brilliant statements made by NBC.

Actual commentary Olympics

Paul Hamm, Gymnast: 'I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother
and father.'

Boxing Analyst: 'Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths
in boxing, but none of them really that serious.'

Weightlifting commentator: 'This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw
her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.'

Dressage commentator: 'This is really a lovely horse and I speak from
personal experience since I once mounted her mother.'

Softball announcer: 'If history repeats itself, I should think we can
expect the same thing again.'

Basketball analyst: 'He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't
like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces.'

At the rowing medal ceremony: 'Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the
IOC president is hugging the Cox of the British crew.'

Soccer commentator: 'Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've
got eleven Dicks on the field.'

Tennis commentator: 'One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is
that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses
them... Oh my God, what have I just said?'

As Walter Cronkite would say,

"What sort of day was it?

A day like all days, filled with those events that alter and illuminate our times...

and you were there."