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UTexRulz23
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caune
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 Posted: 08/06/08 4:01 pm ::: Re: Lomong to Carry US Flag at Opening Ceremony |
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| http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/news/story?id=3521480 |
this is awesome!
In case people don't want to follow the link and don't know who this young man is
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| Lomong, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, won a vote of team captains Wednesday to earn the honor of leading America's contingent into the 90,000-seat Bird's Nest Stadium. |
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UTexRulz23
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| Posted: 08/06/08 4:35 pm ::: Re: Lomong to Carry US Flag at Opening Ceremony |
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| caune wrote: |
| UTexRulz23 wrote: |
| http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/news/story?id=3521480 |
this is awesome!
In case people don't want to follow the link and don't know who this young man is
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| Lomong, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, won a vote of team captains Wednesday to earn the honor of leading America's contingent into the 90,000-seat Bird's Nest Stadium. |
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Yeah I probably should've posted a link. I just read the headline at ESPN and was like "Who is Lomong? Doesn't even sound American!" Shows you how stupid I am. It's a great story! Awesome choice Team USA!
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| Posted: 08/06/08 4:40 pm ::: |
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| Wow. That's a great story. I was hoping Lisa would get it, but he's very deserving.
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| Posted: 08/06/08 4:40 pm ::: |
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| Wow. That's a great story. I was hoping Lisa would get it, but he's very deserving. |
who are the US Team Captains..
I'd assume it was Lisa, but isn't there usually two or three...
maybe Katie and Bird.
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| Posted: 08/06/08 4:41 pm ::: |
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| bullsky wrote: |
| Wow. That's a great story. I was hoping Lisa would get it, but he's very deserving. |
who are the US Team Captains..
I'd assume it was Lisa, but isn't there usually two or three...
maybe Katie and Bird. |
Lisa, Katie and Sue are captains I think. Lisa and Katie definitely.
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| Posted: 08/06/08 4:47 pm ::: |
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| bullsky wrote: |
| I was hoping Lisa would get it, but he's very deserving. |
It's unfortunate but I believe it's very rare that a athlete in a team sport gets to carry a flag.
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UTexRulz23
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| Posted: 08/06/08 4:48 pm ::: |
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| bullsky wrote: |
| I was hoping Lisa would get it, but he's very deserving. |
It's unfortunate but I believe it's very rare that a athlete in a team sport gets to carry a flag. |
Dawn Staley carried it in 2004.
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| Posted: 08/06/08 4:55 pm ::: |
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Real Sports on HBO did a feature on him a few weeks ago.
I'll be rooting for him this Olympic games...he has an incredible story
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| Posted: 08/06/08 5:08 pm ::: |
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| bullsky wrote: |
Lisa, Katie and Sue are captains I think. Lisa and Katie definitely. |
Lisa and Katie are the captains.
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| Posted: 08/06/08 10:36 pm ::: |
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| And a Sudanese expat is another great way to stick it to the Chinese government.
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