Sunday was a great day - the closing ceremony of the Olympic games meant that I could finally peel myself off the couch and explore the outside world again!

But seriously though, one good thing about taking time off during the NZ winter was that I got to watch all of the excitement of the Olympics. Key highlights for me:

Mahe Drysdale: my vote is that he is our most heroic participant - the Kiwi’s first medal winner despite being very unwell with a tummy bug!

Valerie Vili: in my opinion our best overall athlete, a legend - she sure knew that winning was more then just throwing that heavy ball. She was an absolute joy to watch and I admit I did cry when she got her medal

Usain Bolt: he was wonderful to watch! His first medal had my heart racing and he just achieved it with such ease! I vote him the best personality at the Olympics and look forward to watching him in the future.

Michael Phelps: what a machine! I watched with excitement as he proclaimed he would win 8 gold medals - and he did it! And (a little bit of trivia) he has ADHD which just makes him so much cooler

Over all I was very proud of all of the Kiwi’s - we did an awesome job!

There was some garbage about whether Phelps or Bolt was “the greatest athlete” at the Olympics - they are both amazing. I say lets have two “greatest” this time round

Filed under: Ramblings, Life by Louie Date 29 August, 2008