Asked some students and teachers about the start of the Olympics today in an informal poll. They all looked at me quizzically and then insisted that I was talking about Beijing. I guess when it rarely drops below 80 degrees getting excited about the Winter Olympics is difficult. Thailand does have one winter athlete, cross country skier Prawat Nagvajara who is currently a professor of engineering at Drexel University in Pennsylvania and competed in both the 2002 and 2006 Olympics. Unfortunately he is not scheduled to participate in this year's games.
Ice skating sensation Johnny Weir:
"I hope you've brought your silver polish, MacElroy, 'cause that was gold."
The Boss-American Land:
Finally, Al Michaels making the most memorable call in sport's history:
Bonus: Little kid doing Herb Brooks pre-game speech. This may have just become next week's lesson plan:
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