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The Best Athletes Can Handle the Pressure

5/14/2008 3:45:58 AM

Handling pressure in the sports world is a major factor in competitive sports. A good competition among athletes determines who wins and loses. Great athletes can rise to the occasion. Some love pressure and use it to their advantage. Runner, Michael Johnson, winner of gold medals in the 200 and 400 meters in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta states, "It took me time to... Read More

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Olympics' State Secrets

5/3/2008 3:17:46 AM

This is a subject concerning the Olympics that we don't think about too much. What are the athletes wearing to the "Opening Ceremonies?" A lot of thought and design must be put into each team's official Olympic outfit. Let's say each country has their own original ideas, but no one would wear them as an everyday outfit, especially the men!

Here are several... Read More

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How Many Countries Will Actually Boycott the Summer Olympics?

4/28/2008 2:42:30 AM

Beijing was awarded the Summer Olympics for a combination of economic and political reasons and China desired to host the Games for the exact same reasons. China saw the summer Olympics as a symbolic opportunity to celebrate its new position in the hierarchy of world governments. Tibet caught them by surprise. and the Chinese were blown over by the "supposed"... Read More

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Was China the Right Choice for the 2008 Olympic Games?

4/10/2008 3:23:19 AM

Just because China won the right to the 2008 Olympic games does not mean it doesn't have to honor their "promises" for advancing social change, including human rights and free speech for the athletes. Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has had "very frank and open discussions" with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as of... Read More with Video

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China's 2008 Olympic Games Are Making Fools Out of Everyone!

3/26/2008 7:28:18 PM

The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics games are becoming very controversial because of China's continual human rights violations. There are certainly hopes that the totalitarian regime of China will adopt more liberal policies but will they?

Over seventy years ago at the 1936 Berlin Olympics there were similar hopes that good sportsmanship and the influence of other nations from... Read More

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