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A Lesson From the Winter Olympics – Don’t Regret Taking a Risk

Physical Education Update

The Winter Olympics have been my constant companion since the first minutes of the opening ceremonies. In fact, they’re on my office TV as I write this blog. It’s what the Olympics are supposed to be all about. tags]Winter Olympics,Olympic skeleton,Olympic ski cross,Olympic bobsled,Olympic Downhill [/tags].

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Olympic Observations – Bolt & Lezak

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With the summer Olympics at the half-way mark, here are some observations: Track – Usain Bolt. There will be more Olympic observations in the next blog. tags]Olympics,Usain Bolt,Jason Lizak,swimming,track[/tags]. After watching Usain Bolt shattering the world record with a 9.69

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Olympic Lens

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The quadrennial behemoth that is the Olympic Games is the sporting celebration that can be everything to everyone. If you’re a traditionalist, like me, you view the Olympics through an Ancient Grecian lens, admiring the efforts of those athletes competing in ‘traditional’ sports. It doesn’t feel Olympic enough.

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How Norman Harris Wrote “He Called on it All”

Physical Education Update

In our blog posting, “ He Called On It All” – A Motivational Video for Track Athletes” I provided a video showing Dave Wottle’s dramatic come-from-behind finish in the 1972 Olympic 800 meter final. “It came like electricity, it came from every fibre, from his fingertips to his toes.