Sunday, August 24, 2008

Entertaining Olympic Quotes

I found these on msnbc.com. (Does that mean msn owns nbc, too? Probably!)

"At first, I couldn't stop touching (my jersey). I was like, 'Oh, my gosh! Is this mine? Are you sure it's real? The USA isn't going to fade into my sports bra, is it?' I still kind of look down and ask, 'Are you sure I'm supposed to have this?'"
-- Softball player Monica Abbott, on wearing the U.S. national jersey for the first time.

Yes. That would definitely be me - at least she's athletic, though.

"I think with her own family she's competitive, everybody. Like if she was racing for an ice cream cone with a little kid, she'd probably push the kid out of the way."
-- Beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor, on her teammate Kerri Walsh.

Wow. She sounds kinda mean. It's a good thing she has to stay on her own side of the net.

"It's very awkward and weird. I train six to eight hours a day to be the best athlete that I can be for my team and my country, and then people want to talk about my looks...I don't feel like a celebrity. I'm still just a little dork.
-- Softball player Jennie Finch, on her off-field fame.

I love that. She really is quite pretty, but she's a dork. Cool.

"It's the Olympics. If you can't get up to swim in the morning, don't go."
-- Swimmer Michael Phelps, on finals being scheduled for the morning, Beijing time.

Ain't that the truth. Meagan only swam competatively for one year and that was ALOT of early mornings!

It was funny watching swimming events with Meagan. She would critique all the swimmers' form and let us know how they could swim faster. She did have really good form though - her coach always used her as the example for the rest of the team - even though it was only her first year. If only it weren't for her bad knees. C'est la vie.

4 comments:

irish said...

it has been nearly a month since we heard from your blog. we did see you last sunday, but we must know what has happened since then. meagan has an intriguing bunch of classes the year. she can fix your car and your teeth at the same time.

irish said...

should say classes THIS year.

irish said...

alison st.C got married on sept. 3--isn't she about becky's age?

heidi said...

I'm not sure how old Allison is. I know Craig and Jared better.

Yes, Meagan is getting quite skilled, isn't she?