Olympic moments

Last night Michael Phelps won his seventh gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, tying the previous record for gold medals in a single Olympic game. And he has one more race to go.

And while that moment was certainly memorable, and his reaction when he realized he’d out touched the other swimmer to win, I had other moments that I liked more. Like his mom’s reaction. I would love to know what was going through her mind, but I doubt even she could tell you what she was thinking. I think she was in shock.

And Cielo Filho from Brasil, when he won the men’s 50m freestyle (“splash and dash,” he didn’t take a breath the whole race), that was memorable. He was overwhelmed as he left the pool. I wish they would’ve shown his medals ceremony.

Speaking of fast things – less than 10 seconds to run 100m? Wow! I was thinking of what I can do in ten seconds while watching that. Not much. And yet in those ten seconds there is time for strategy, and more than just “run like crazy.”