With only three days until the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Oympic Games, I thought I'd brush up on my information about our United States team. We have 596 athletes going to the games, 310 men and 286 women. Of those athletes, 43 are from Texas. You can check your state's representation on the 2008 Roster by State. The LA Times has an article you don't want to miss in your preparation.
One athlete that really stands out to me is Dara Torres, our 41-year-old American swimmer that is competing in her FIFTH Olympics. What an inspiration to all! In an interview for Women's Health Magazine, Dara gave a list of five treats she'd swim 1000 meters for:
1. Root beer float "It has to be made with IBC root beer and Breyers vanilla ice cream."
2. Vanilla cream cookies "They're so good I don't even bother taking bites. I just put the whole cookie in my mouth."
3. Blocks of milk chocolate from Fresh Market "This is real, no-BS chocolate."
4. Lime Tostitos "They have a kick to them. I love to munch on them before dinner."
5. Fresh-squeezed lemonade "I keep it in my water bottle."
Also interesting is Dara's video with ABC News.
I'll be watching (and recording) starting on 8-08-08, rooting our United States Olympic Team on to victory.
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