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...There was a particular moment that showed what these Aussie Games were at their best. During team introductions, I guess two or three people booed the Brazilians. I didn't even hear it, but the announcer did, so he said, "Now, now - we're sportsmen here and we don't boo. Let's try that again. Give it up for Brazil!" And the crowd gave it up hugely. Imagine that at Atlanta...
...Sydney was so good, though, that even some of the marginal sports had glorious moments. No one cares about Olympic tennis, but Wednesday's finals in the women's singles and men's doubles looked to be compelling and I went out to watch. Venus Williams won again, so this year she won Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Olympics. That's a pretty good trifecta. In the men's doubles it was the Woodies' swan song. Aussies Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge were dissolving their partnership after a decade in which they won everything - all four Slams, Wimbledon...
...there was all this, and I haven't even told you about the track meet. What an incredible track meet. It started, as I mentioned in my last letter, with Marion Jones and Maurice Greene winning the 100-meter sprints. The next big result, as you might have heard, was C. J. Hunter's. He's the injured shot putter who's much better known as Marion's husband. Well, according to the IOC, he had tested positive for steroids five times recently, once in a meet and four times out of competition. Any other week, any other wife, this...
...last point on all this drug business: Before the Games Frank Shorter - remember, the marathoner, now heading the new U.S. Anti-Doping Agency? Anyway, Frank Shorter told me that fans would accept a drug-free level, even if there were no world records set. I thought he was dreaming, but maybe he was right. Look at what happened in Sydney: Not one world record in an individual event, and it was one of the best meets ever. A thrilling meet...
...that was a special night: the evening Mo and Marion won their hundreds. But it wasn't the night to remember, not by a long shot. Mo and Marion weren't even involved on the night to remember...