Find the Olympic Champion Within Yourself
November 14, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Mariam Ma asked: The Olympic Games are a time of celebration for incredible physical accomplishments. However, when a country hero wins a medal, we often wait with baited breath that the tests for performance enhancing drugs come back clean. Have we really become that jaded? Unfortunately for many of us, the answer is a depressing [...]
Top 10 Tips Of Olympic Gold Medal Thinking For Your Home Based Business
November 13, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Jackie Khor asked: The top 10 tips of Olympic Champions thinking that can be applied to your home based business are:1. POWER IMAGERY: Use positive mental images throughout your day to create feelings of confidence and power.For example, if you’re presenting your business or products and run into a difficult customer, visualize yourself having all [...]
The Advocacy Olympics! Or, How to Medal in the Great American Sport of Democracy
November 10, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Stephanie Vance asked: ve Olympic fever. OK, maybe it’s not quite a fever: more like a mild agitation. Nevertheless I have stayed awake way past my bedtime for several nights watching the athletes swimming, flipping, spinning, lifting, shooting and smacking (as in volleyball) their way to greatness.Naturally, all this has got me to thinking about [...]
Roy Jones Jr. Biography of a Champion
November 4, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Gavin Stone asked: In late 2002, Roy Jones Jr. signed to fight WBA Heavyweight world champion John Ruiz. Soon after questions arose about Jones, why is he doing it? And why would he risk it? Was it for the money, an estimated 10 million? Was it the irresistible urge that goes with having been a [...]
Usa Baseball Team Made It to the 2008 Olympics
November 2, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Julie Smith asked: The Americans won the Olympic gold medal in the year 2000, but didn’t succeed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Games in Athens. This year the United States of America’s Olympic Baseball Team earned the right to participate in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing by beating Panama 11 – 5 on Sunday [...]
The Dog Olympics
October 21, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Di Ellis asked: I was just watching the Olympics on TV last night with my dog, Hamish, curled up on the sofa beside me, when he let out one of his famous triple snorts. I had a chuckle, and thought to myself – this dog could snort for Australia!Which led me on to thinking, what [...]
Team Usa’s Women’s Track and Field for 2008 Olympics: a Backgrounder
October 21, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Bidz Dela Cruz asked: 100, 200 meters | Allyson FelixA Two-time world champion in the outdoors for the 200 meter-dash.She had the biggest margin of victory ever in World Championships 200-meter final (2007).She was the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the 200 meters.Has run a 10.93second 100m. this season. 400 meters | Sanya RichardsShe is the [...]
Personal Impact of the Olympics: Then and Now
October 16, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Ruthea Chambray asked: I only used to watch the Olympics for games that looked pretty or awesome, like gymnastics and diving. All those flippy maneuvers and air somersaults are enchanting, if only for the reason that not everyone can do them. I mean, I can run, jump over hurdles (based from experiences as Chinese garter [...]
Apolo Ohno – Five Time Olympic Medalist
October 15, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Gary Hayduk asked: From stumbles to victory, Apolo Ohno emerged as one of America’s first and greatest Olympic speed skatersApolo Anton Ohno was born on May 22, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. His father, Yuki Ohno, was a Japanese-American and his mother, Jerrie Lee, was a white American. They divorced when Ohno was still a baby [...]
How Can We Swipe 2 Master Secrets From the Winning Olympic Bid to Use in our Advertising Promotions?
October 5, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Nick James asked: How many goose bumps did you get when the Olympic bid announcement was read out, citing London as the victorious city for hosting the 2012 Olympics?Let me tell you that I was shaking with emotion when the result was read out. It was such an exhilarating feeling.Though, after the celebrations drew to [...]
