February 10, 2006

The Olympic Good Old Days

Can't say I miss the Cold War, but it certainly did make for better Olympic Games. Decision '08:

No, the real problem is that the BIG storyline is missing. We have no good Olympic enemies anymore. The one totally tangible memory that most people have (even people who didn't watch it, in the curious way these things work) of a real athletic moment of glory is Al Michaels asking "Do you believe in miracles?' as the United States defeated the Soviet Union at long last on the hockey rink at Lake Placid. That's the Soviet Union, not Russia, and we're talking Cold War here.

Posted by: Rusty at 08:08 AM | Comments (3) | Add Comment
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1 Ah Rusty -

How can you forget one of the greatest Olympic hockey games of all time - 1968 USSR and Czechoslovakia!

Posted by: hondo at February 10, 2006 12:43 PM (3aakz)

2 Good Grief! John Lennon's smug idiotic "Imagine" being sung center stage at the Olympic ceremonies! Oh where are their heads at?

Posted by: hondo at February 10, 2006 05:14 PM (3aakz)

3 remember when MARK SPITZ won all those medlas in swimming? and when the USA beat the USSR in that hockey game at LAKE PLACID? and i dont mean that crappy movie with the dopey giant aligator

Posted by: sandpiper at February 11, 2006 09:23 AM (mY5+n)

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