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...gale would strike on June 5, and Eisenhower had reluctantly ordered a 24-hour postponement of Dday. The first troopships, already at sea, had to be called back. But now that the storm was actually upon them, Stagg offered what he called "a gleam of hope for you, sir." The next day, June 6, there would be some clearing of the skies, a break of perhaps 36 hours, no more. The cloud ceiling over the Normandy beaches would be about 3,000 feet, the waves only about three feet high...
...Sir," continued the stranger, "let me present you with a question what events would you guess have the two most expensive ticket prices...
...Sir. I don't know about you but the satisfaction which I, as a spectator, derive from the Olympics does not evolve solely from watching Carl Lewis run faster than Ivan Gregoriovich. Yes, I enjoy witnessing the finest athletes in the world striving to beat one another. And, yes, I can empathize with them when that opportunity is destroyed, because their governments use them as political lever age. And upon first instinct, I too, condemn the politicization of the Olympics...
...Hold on a second, sir, We've listened long enough, says one of the men as the atmosphere of the room grows tumultuous again. "How can you contend that politics and the Olympics should have anything to do with each other...
...Sir, when you gentlemen complain that politics have ruined the Olympics, you overlook the fulfillment of a need which we all receive by accepting the political significance of the Games Recently, it is true, politics have dampened the sprit of the Olympics, and it's quite easy to accentuate such failures. But by doing this, you all ignore the political benefits which we can and do gamer from the Games. These benefits aren't as starkly noticeable as the failings which political association potentionally entails, but they are just as profound Isn't it soothing to know that the world...