Top Ten Olympic Moments

to make good on their promise to “Crush the Americans.” But with ten meters to go, something extraordinary happened: anchor Jason Lezak, after a huge comeback from out of the picture to maybe silver, put his head down and surged to the wall, winning it in with a margin of .04 seconds. The sheer joy that ensued from Rowdy Gaines in China to me in Medway was one for the ages. However, perhaps the best part was when Michael Phelps forcefully hugged the devastated French swimmer. 

2. Michael Phelps: What can be said about him? He swam his way to a record eight gold medals while breaking seven world records and participating in two wild finishes that include the closest margin possible separating silver and gold-Phelps coming out on top. He recorded a host of achievements and milestones that not only put swimming on the map but made him possibly the greatest athlete ever.

1. Men’s Volleyball: The first day of competition in Beijing brought tragedy as a random, vicious attack left the head coach’s father- in- law dead, his mother- in-law critically injured and his wife, who witnessed the scene, traumatized. He left the team for obvious reasons but they never forgot him on their way to a huge upset over Brazil to win the gold medal. My most memorable image from the 2008 Olympic Games by far was that of the coach and his team hugging and crying as the American flag settled on their shoulders.  

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