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Sports: Lezak Has Phelps' Back - "Smashes" the French
Posted August 11, 2008 8:59 AM
The walls shook, not just surrounding the pool in Beijing, but they shook at my house too as I erupted and woke my entire family with shrieks of joy. So much happened during the last 50 meters of that race. Thoughts like, "Well, there goes Phelps' chance to break the 7 gold medal record. They'll have to be satisfied with silver." All those types of thoughts changed in a mere 25 meters as Lezak, just 8 years shy of 40, did the unthinkable and made up nearly half a body length to steal this win away from the boastful French team.
Talk about pure heart, few, including Lezak really believed he could catch Alain Bernard down the stretch. Clearly he found eighth gear if there is such a thing. I guess coach Bob's (we've all had a coach Bob at some point in our life, right?) plan to pump up the team by cutting out the French quote of, "We came here to smash the Americans" and posting it in the locker room worked magnificently. No matter what happens in Jason Lezak's life, this race will be played long after his swimming days are behind him and he reached heroic status for a lifetime and he did it in less than a minute.
We're out of breath, exhilarated, exhausted, euphoric and a few other 'e' words we can't pronounce. If you feel the same way, turn the sound down on the TV, and visit our Guyville Store where you'll understand why we're the gold medal winners and the leaders of personalized gifts for men.
