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Indeed, the results, in the events and in spectacle, were so good that by Sunday morning the host nation was already declaring victory over the Games of Atlanta. Australia's opening ceremony not only had ceremony but also offered substance in twin dramas of national and international reconciliation. When Aboriginal Cathy Freeman, a favorite in the 400-m run, crossed a pond of water to light the Olympic flame, she symbolically bridged a racial divide that has tainted and tormented Australia. And during the parade of athletes, the teams of South and North Korea entered as one, two bitter enemies...
...bridge. Restaurants and hotels filled, athletes sprouted in multicolored warm-up suits, photo ops clogged the botanical gardens. The sunny phrase "no worries," a curious affirmation against doomfulness, was heard over and over, as was a new quintessentially Australian sentiment: " 'Ey, all we 'ave to do is beat Atlanta! Not a very...
Maybe "good teams" just shouldn't play "mediocre teams" like Hawaii. But how fair is that? The aforementioned Hawaii team went from 0-12 to 9-4 in one season, under the tutelage of former Atlanta Falcons coach June Jones. Not every bad team is mired in perpetual mediocrity...
...were the strongest team," he said. "We just had to prove it in the Olympic field." As the current world champs, the Chinese knew they had the talent to prevail over the Ukrainians and Russians, who captured silver and bronze respectively. But a similarly strong position at Barcelona and Atlanta had only resulted in silver...
Understandably, Firestone may wish to limit the scope of the recall in order not to risk tarnishing its entire brand or setting off a panic. But when the public is questioning the brand across the board, "perception," notes Susan Bixler, president of the Professional Image consulting firm in Atlanta, "is more powerful than reality...