tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post7448550007869605179..comments2024-03-19T22:37:08.914-07:00Comments on Tamerlane's Thoughts: The Olympics are coming!Maxichamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08565255540275138635noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post-81481826484365698302012-07-19T21:51:22.455-07:002012-07-19T21:51:22.455-07:00Maxilane,
Who's from Chicago?
Hmmm, let'...Maxilane,<br /><br />Who's from Chicago?<br /><br />Hmmm, let's say Shani Davis.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130575175687846742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post-2200786273272400362012-07-19T06:21:00.750-07:002012-07-19T06:21:00.750-07:00@Alan: You wanna pick an American athlete for us? ...@Alan: You wanna pick an American athlete for us? You can be USA's honorary flagbearer too!Maxichamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565255540275138635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post-20733406071381660692012-07-19T06:14:38.567-07:002012-07-19T06:14:38.567-07:00I'm super excited for the games. I love watch...I'm super excited for the games. I love watching the olympics, but haven't seen any summer games since Athens '04.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130575175687846742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post-8996564307350867262012-07-19T06:11:48.192-07:002012-07-19T06:11:48.192-07:00@Ozmac: I have always wondered about the story beh...@Ozmac: I have always wondered about the story behind the white guy. Hmm.<br /><br />@All: So far, I've got suggestions for athletes from Australia, Finland, Brazil, Hungary, and Chile. Keep them coming please!Maxichamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565255540275138635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post-24187097189050520092012-07-19T00:46:21.670-07:002012-07-19T00:46:21.670-07:00The white guy in your famous photo is the Aussie a...The white guy in your famous photo is the Aussie athlete Peter Norman, who came second inthe 200m. I heard a great radio story about Peter recently. He passed away a few years ago, and both Tommie Smith and John Carlos came to his funeral hre in Australia – they were all good friends. One nice detail is that for the salute the American athletes had planned on wearing black gloves on both raised hands, but forgot to bring two sets of black gloves. Peter helpfully suggested 'how about one black-gloved-hand raised each' and so that's what you see here.Ozmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356781776270247930noreply@blogger.com