one puff and it's all up in smoke . . .

If you stand in one place long enough, the world will come to you.

it's always the quiet ones . . .

don't ever let someone know you are smarter than them. cherish your intelligence. let them think you are stupid. you know you're not. deep inside, you know you're smart, very smart. you know what your intelligence is capable of and how powerful of an advantage that is. but don't show them. don't ever show it. just like in poker, don't ever show your dealt hands. once you let someone know how truly smart you really are, you have already compromised your biggest strength to now your biggest vulnerability. people look smarter than you think. that's because they are. they really are smarter than you think.

China wins Gold!

China has the Olympic title it has long craved and everyone else expected. The Americans, meanwhile, won the bronze with a roster patched together at the last minute. Japan, the defending Olympic champion, won the silver.

China finished with 286.125 points, more than seven points ahead of Japan. That’s such a blowout the Chinese could have brought three fans in for the last event and still won. The Americans had 275.850.

China’s triumph was as much a vindication as a coronation. It ended a four-year journey built on the failures of Athens, and carried through a crucible of unfathomable expectations. The Chinese arrived at the Beijing Games as such overwhelming favorites that anything less than a spectacular gold-medal performance would not have been enough.

Mission accomplished—magnificently.

The failure 4 years ago fueled China, as did all those chants of “加油” that rang out throughout the arena yesterday night. And it sure was China's moment last night. Be proud.

sometimes i really hate myself.

08/08/08 08:08:08 PM beijing olympics opening ceremony

mad chinese pride yesterday night.

中国加油!

















加油! 加油! 加油!

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