by Mitch Albom | Sep 27, 2000 | Detroit Free Press
SYDNEY, Australia — Let’s get something straight, right from the start. Either you believe Olympic athletes use drugs, or you live on Mars.
And if you believe Olympic athletes use drugs but American athletes don’t — then you also live on Mars.
And if you believe American athletes use drugs, but when they’re caught, they’ll immediately fess up to it, then you really live on . . .
Well, you get the point.
by Mitch Albom | Sep 26, 2000 | Detroit Free Press
SYDNEY, Australia — One lap. One glorious lap. One run around the track when you are faster than them all, faster than anyone in the world. What does such a lap mean?
For Michael Johnson, it was about a legacy: his own.
For Cathy Freeman, it was about a legacy: her nation’s.
by Mitch Albom | Sep 26, 2000 | Detroit Free Press
SYDNEY, Australia — One lap. One glorious lap. One run around the track when you are faster than them all, faster than anyone in the world. What does such a lap mean?For Michael Johnson, it was about a legacy: his own.For Cathy Freeman, it was about a legacy:...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 25, 2000 | Detroit Free Press
SYDNEY, Australia — To look at her, so small, only 5-feet-1, you wonder how she gets those short legs over those high metal bars. A few weeks ago, Glory Alozie would have answered without hesitation. She would have said belief in God lifts her high, along with...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 24, 2000 | Detroit Free Press
SYDNEY, Australia — I did not waltz with Matilda.I ate her.I admit it. I ate kangaroo. And I feel terrible. I need to get this off my chest — er, stomach. I ate kangaroo. I dipped it in sauce, bit and swallowed.I ate kangaroo. At the time, I thought no...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 23, 2000 | Detroit Free Press
SYDNEY, Australia — The moment Ato Boldon finished his quarterfinal run Friday night, Maurice Greene was waiting for him. Maurice pointed to the clock, which showed Ato had won the heat in 10.11 seconds. Maurice had won his heat in 10.10.They jawed a bit. They...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 22, 2000 | Detroit Free Press
SYDNEY, Australia — There’s gold, there’s silver, there’s bronze, and there’s nuts. Based on her behavior this week, I’d say we throw the kooky medal around Marie-Jose Perec’s neck. In fact, I’d say it’s no...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 21, 2000 | Detroit Free Press
SYDNEY, Australia — This is the story of two men at opposite ends of the pool. One flies through the water, the other sloshes. One takes on the best in the world, the other appears fortunate not to drown.The first is a Dutch medical student named Pieter van den...
by Mitch Albom | Sep 20, 2000 | Detroit Free Press
SYDNEY, Australia — Women have always been smarter than men. I used to believe that. Now I’m not so sure.
One thing that always made women smarter was their acceptance of things. Like weight. In prehistoric days, for example, a cavewoman would look at a rock and think, “Hmm, that rock looks heavy.”
Whereas a caveman would not only think the rock looked heavy, he would feel a compelling need to see HOW heavy, so he would grab the rock, raise it as far as his struggling muscles would allow, then drop it on his head.
by Mitch Albom | Sep 19, 2000 | Detroit Free Press
SYDNEY, Australia — I’m sorry, folks. The Human Thorpedo will not be coming out for his news conference.I will be taking his place.That’s right. Me. I am taking over Ian Thorpe’s life. The teenage Australian Swim God has given me his blessing....
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