I caught what I could for the Olympic games and I must say it has been a treat to follow for the last 2 weeks. The USA Spain basketball game was very stressful, I did not sit the entire 2nd half. That is what basketball games should be close and nail biting. Spain the underdog team fought and the US fought to stay in the lead. In the end it was Kobe Bryant the superstar with Dwayne Wade that got it done. That was a close one. Guess they proved to the world that superstars can play together and that is very nice to see again.China put on a wonderful show, with beautiful facilities and ceremonies that really displays the Chinese culture to the world. Beijing sure has changed since I studied there 10 years ago. My struggle is with the questionable age of gymnasts and the replacement of the not so good looking chinese girl who sang the national anthem. If I take a step back from a project management perspective, no project is ever perfect and in total they did an excellent job with such a large scope. If the gymnastists are found to be underage then it is no different than Marion Jones on steroids. Their medals will be taken away and reissued. I am sad to not have olympics on when I go home, but perhaps it's time to hit the books!
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What am I and Ava gonna do without the Olympics!? No more Michael Phelps for us to cheer on!
You know I've thought about this - the replacement of the not so good looking chinese girl who sang the national anthem...yes, it is kinda messed up that the chinese government did that but seriously had this been in the US, I firmly believe that the organizers would have done something similiar if they were in the same situation (ie opening up and trying to show the best to the world). The culture in the US is based so much on looks that I would not be fazed to see this happening here. I guess this is why I don't quite understand all this outrage and commotion around the replacement of that not so good looking girl. As for the age of the chinese womens gymnists...that I'd agree with your thoughts. Yeah, I know asians look younger than westerners and we have better skin blah blah blah, but those girls looked just that-like girls not women.
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