by Mitch Albom | Aug 13, 2008 | Detroit Free Press
DAY 6: Hell hath no fury like
BEIJING – The subject today is women, and the girls in pink are waiting.They hover. They beckon. They call to you in clipped English, “Hello.
You like? … Come look.”They are not hawking themselves. They are...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 12, 2008 | Detroit Free Press
DAY 5: Kid divers, old folks and nose hair. BEIJING – Thanks to gymnastics, I am quite used to little girls at the Olympics. Little boys are another matter. So when I heard about a 14-year-old male British diver – the youngest participant in these Games...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 11, 2008 | Detroit Free Press
BEIJING -“How you China do basketball tonight?”This came from one of the more talented English speakers among the throng of young, eager workers in the lobby of my hotel, of which there seem to now be at least 20. (They apparently do not suffer...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 10, 2008 | Detroit Free Press
BEIJING – Ten thousand athletes. More than 200 competing nations. And there you are, one man, alone on your block, and it feels as if the entire Olympics do not start until you do.You are Michael Phelps.How’s the world feel on your shoulders?If it’s...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 10, 2008 | Detroit Free Press
BEIJING -“Nice shirt,” I said.My friend fingered his collar. “You know,” he said, “I get them made right here in Beijing. Cheap.”Now, I am not much of a clothes horse – I think anyone who has seen me in person can attest to...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 10, 2008 | Detroit Free Press
BEIJING -“Nice shirt,” I said.My friend fingered his collar. “You know,” he said, “I get them made right here in Beijing. Cheap.”Now, I am not much of a clothes horse – I think anyone who has seen me in person can attest to...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 9, 2008 | Detroit Free Press
BEIJING – The sheer numbers! Human beings suspended by wires and running across a sphere. Hundreds of drummers beating on lights, creating a human countdown. Fireworks going off not only in the stadium but up the streets and around the city, perfectly...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 8, 2008 | Detroit Free Press
BEIJING – Because it’s China.Because I’ve never been here.Because you can’t have a conversation in America without someone saying, “In a few years, the Chinese will take over everything.”Because there is a Starbucks at the airport...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 3, 2008 | Parade Magazine
If you want to find the best stories at the Olympics, look in the corners, away from the spotlight. For me, in covering the Olympics over the last 24 years, the lesser-lit places have been where the most memorable moments took place. Sure, TV always hypes the...
by Mitch Albom | Aug 3, 2008 | Detroit Free Press
For the last six days, Carl Riggins has been getting up at 5 a.m. and driving through the streets of Detroit in a van that belongs to a homeless shelter. He picked up a 6-year-old here, an 8-year-old there, from the east side, from the west side, from Highland Park....
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