| Most touching stories/scenes of the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| Aug 25, 2008 19:55 |   |
 | The most touching stories for me are the following, not necessarily in order. 1. Samia Yusuf Omar, a frail looking 17-year old girl from a country represented by 2 athletes, Somalia, with no money for facilities or training. She had received some threats telling her that a Muslim woman’s place is in the home, not in sports. She participated in 200m heat in a loose, untucked t-shirt as if she was just going to go for a jog but she was right there, in the middle of it all. An unadulterated representation of love for the sport. No gloss, no shine. 2. German weightlifter Matthias Steiner who dedicated his gold medal to his wife who passed away. I thought that was the sweetest thing ever. It’s nice to know that there are still men like him, tough, but not afraid to show his feelings for the whole world to see. "I'm not the superstitious type, don't believe in higher powers, but I hope she saw me. I wish," said the 25-year-old. 3. Matt Emmons failed in his quest in the most embarrassing way possible but his beautiful wife Katerina hugged and kissed him to comfort him. If that is not true love, I don’t know what is. I can wager that lots of men are soooo jealous of him. Even IOC President Rogge said this is the most touching moment in the Beijing Olympics. 4. Volleybelle Misty May Treanor scattered the ashes of her mother as a tribute to her. She did the same in Athens. 5. Usain Bolt donated to the earthquake victims of China. 6. The scenes where Michael Phelps had to squeeze in the middle of the crowd, climbed up the steps, gave his flowers to his mother/sister and just having that ‘family moment’. 7. The ‘overage’ women, swimmer Dara Torres and marathoner Constantina Tomescu-Dita, both mothers in their own rights. In other countries, they’d be already labeled as ‘leftovers’ and wouldn’t be sent to the Olympics. They competed with athletes half their age and still managed to win. There may be more that were not written. The athletes demonstrated their humanity and determination no matter what. The glitter of gold is surely tempting but they know where their hearts lie. To me, that is the most important. Maybe you want to add some more. :-) |
| Aug 25, 2008 21:33 | #1 |
| Shesgottobe - If you are impressed by people dedicating medals to dead relatives, of passing flowers to parents, then maybe you mix with some very shallow people. This is surely the norm? People all over the world visit graves of the dead, buy flowers, and scatter ashes, but they do it out of the media spotlight and no one ever knows. I agree with number 1 however. |
| Aug 25, 2008 22:11 | #2 |
| I vote for Chinese Canadian fencer Luan Jujie who is Asia’s first Olympic gold-medalist in fencing and competed in Beijing Games at the age of 50. She won a gold medal in women’s foil for China at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. At an age of 50 when most people might have given up on their dreams, Luan Jujie continues pursuing her dream. She has ever said that “my first dream was to win gold at the Olympics in 1984. The second was to compete at an Olympics in my home country. If it wasn't in Bejing I wouldn't have even bothered." The more touching scene is that she loves both her homecountry China and her adopted country Canada depite she compete for Canada. After her loss, she held a patriotic banner saying that “The Motherland is Good.” |
| Aug 25, 2008 22:37 | #3 |
| I gave my vote to Liu Xiang. He quit the 110 meters hurdles. It is normal that an athlete quit the game due to his injury. However, Liu's quit has drawn too much attention from the public. You see, some websites even created new setcions for this topic. |
| Aug 25, 2008 23:18 | #4 |
| “Shesgottobe - If you are impressed by people dedicating medals to dead relatives, of passing flowers to parents, then maybe you mix with some very shallow people.” Baron, Baron, Baron…. I don’t know what your problem is, and frankly, I don’t care. Please insult me all you want, call me shallow, that is fine. Say profane things till you’re blue in the face… scream your bitterness till you get a heart attack, but sarcasm or not, I cannot be quiet if you start insulting my friends. Leave my friends out of this. You do not know them. It is very unbecoming. |
| Aug 26, 2008 00:22 | #5 |
| Shesgottobe - I didn't call you shallow and I didn't call your friends shallow. I don't even know them! I am merely suggesting that if you think some of the things in your list are particularly touching, then maybe you need to get out more and mix with some real people who do this kind of stuff every day. Chill out babe - as you probably say over there. |
| Aug 26, 2008 09:28 | #6 |
| Like Jimmy, I felt great sympathy for Liu Xiang. Apart from that I am always moved by winners of endurance events: triathlon, marathon, the walks, road cycling. These are to me real feats of courage. These athletes are the real thing. A sprinter is good for another race a short time after, the diver or the gymnast are very clever and the skill is extreme, but they are as fresh as daisy when they have finished. The endurance athletes are exhausted, they often have to be helped from the track/road. Of course, I am biased: my limited prowess is on the endurance side of the fence (or, maybe I have too much sense to leap of a 10 m high board and complete 8 or 9 twists and turns before entering the water, or I get too bored pumping iron 10 hours a day to become a sprinter!!) |
| Aug 26, 2008 21:19 | #7 |
| Paul - You don't look like you pump iron for 10 hours per day - I would say only about 5! |
| May 3, 2009 10:41 | #8 |
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