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...spiritual quest to help other problem drinkers...
...ancient Greek games symbolized the Olympian heights man was able to attain in a golden age [Aug. 9]. It is unfortunate that greed and corruption have found their way into the modern Olympic Games. The quest for glory has made some athletes use banned drugs or other performance-enhancing products. The Games offer us a rare opportunity for unity and a chance to prove that we are worthy inheritors of the Greek ancestors who left a noble history. G.A. AMADI Aba, Nigeria...
...highest platform. Donald Mathis, Executive Director Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S. The ancient Greek games symbolized the Olympian heights man was able to attain in a golden age. It is unfortunate that greed and corruption have found their way into the modern Olympic Games. The quest for glory has made some athletes use banned drugs or other performance-enhancing products. The Games offer us a rare opportunity for unity and a chance to prove that we are worthy inheritors of the Greek ancestors who left a noble history. Amadi Gabriel Aba, Nigeria Rocking the Vote...
Phelps may have entered Athens a phenom, but he left a sportsman. On day three of his golden quest, he chose to swim in the 200-m freestyle, knowing he was not favored. Racing stroke for stroke against Olympic champions Ian Thorpe of Australia and Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands, Phelps finished third, giving notice that he could compete with the best. "Racing the two greatest freestylers of all time in an Olympic final--it's fun," Phelps said after the race. "I had fun out there...
...clear whether she would be in top form in Athens. ?A lot of people doubted that I would be back in time, and it felt great to shove it in their face that I was back,? said May the day before the gold medal match. May dedicated her Olympic quest to her mother, who died two years ago of cancer, and released some of her ashes on the court after finally securing the gold. ?I wanted her to be here, and I just let the wind take them,? she says...