Let the games begin!

The Torino Winter Olympics start tomorrow! The first Olympics of the modern (post-TAY) era.  <br><br>To kick it off, here's a link to Ron Judd's skewering of Body Miller in this morning's Seattle Times. Classic Ron Judd (love him or hate him). Excerpt:<br><br>

Miller, perhaps the most talented American ever to click into ski bindings, used the U.S. alpine team's news conference Tuesday to spread his increasingly tiresome, woe-is-me shtick all over the Winter Olympics.<br><br>He squints into the camera lights that produce the images that make him rich and decries their very existence.<br><br>He bemoans the corporate poisoning of sport while stopping just short of tattooing the name of a pasta company across his forehead. He bristles at the gall of anyone who dares add all that up and come up with a sum total of hypocrite.<br><br>This is the guy who issued a non-apology apology for his now-infamous "60 Minutes" confessional to skiing drunk, or near-drunk, or however he wants to Clinton his way out of it. And by gosh, he's sticking with it.<br><br>"I don't want to sound arrogant," Miller said, sounding arrogant, "but none of that bothers me much. I would be lying if I said I had massive regrets about the things I have said."<br><br>Bode, warrior for truth.<br><br>Maybe that's the hidden message in the new "Join Bode" Nike Web site campaign, which expounds on Miller's apparent life philosophy:<br> <br>"Join the bold, the brazen, the unintimidated," Miller's "manifesto" states. "Join the unwillingness to give in. Join doing things your way. Join not joining."<br><br>Deep.

<br><br>So, who's the chump - Bode Miller or Ron Judd?  We report; you decide.  <br><br>Either way, I'm looking forward to the Olympics!

Thanks for the link Lowell -- I saw that article this morning while waiting for my coffee and meant to look it up. You done my rememberin' for me...<br><br>My wife's an Olympics nut and only started skiing 2 years ago -- so much more to watch now!

I love the Winter Olympics!<br>I'm not sure where I heard this said (maybe Bill Mahr)<br>The origin of most Winter Olympic events are based on just a bunch of drunken dares! <br>Go Bode!

Joedabaker <br>"The origin of most Winter Olympic events are based on just a bunch of drunken dares!"<br>Definitely the case with stockcars and moto cross.<br>Motocross had its start after WWll when all europe had was motor bikes. A bunch a townies would drink a few and then drive over to the next town's pub and challange the locals. Then club races ,then National events then GP. <br>Lowell, <br>Ron Judd wishes he were Bode <br><br>I know a beer certainly improves my skiing!

Yeah I read that also. He has some good points in the article. He could make it seem like more of an honor to wear our flag, but it doesn't bother me all that much, especially with all the baggage that comes with our flag these days.<br><br>He may be a belligerent drunk, but he's our belligerent drunk. Go Bode!

Joedabaker <br>"<br><br>I know a beer certainly improves my skiing!

<br>I have been accused of being drunk while skiing but unfortunately I'm actualy sober. My skiing just looks like I'm drunk. <br>