Olympic thoughts: On Evan, Tiger, Fame and Family

On February 19, there was an interesting dichotomy of words and emotion involving two world famous athletes and their families.  The newly famous U.S. figure skater Evan Lysacek acknowledged the support and sacrifices of his family to help him reach his Olympic dream...

Olympic thoughts: Who sets our limits?

Monday evening, I watched Canadian Alexandre’ Bilodeau win the gold medal for freestyle skiing.  It was nice to see Canada finally get the elusive gold medal in a home Olympics.  However, I was even more impressed by the story of the Bilodeau brothers; 22 year...

Olympic thoughts: It's not just sport, it's life

Last night, during the coverage of the short track speed skating events, NBC aired a taped interview between Chris Collinsworth and Apolo Anton Ohno.  They were discussing Ohno’s incredible training regimen that helped him get back in shape after a whirlwind...

Olympic thoughts: It’s not just sport, it’s life

Last night, during the coverage of the short track speed skating events, NBC aired a taped interview between Chris Collinsworth and Apolo Anton Ohno.  They were discussing Ohno’s incredible training regimen that helped him get back in shape after a whirlwind...

Olympic thoughts: The spirit of the games

Today Show host Matt Lauer carried the Olympic torch 300 yards earlier this week.  As he was describing the experience, he said that as the torch was handed off, an Olympic representative reminded torchbearers that the Olympic torch was the single most powerful symbol...