Usain Bolt's Yams

Get me some yams !

Bolt quotes are funny.

"I was looking at myself and I'm like, 'that guy's fast,' " he later said. Some woman in the back--evidently overcome by emotion--laughed deliriously at everything he said.

No wonder IOC is screwed up with their misplaced priorities. Yes Mr. Jacques Rogge, Bolt is the problem with this Olympics !

Olympic Thoughts

1. Micheal "Freaking" Phelps !

2. Usain "Lightning" Bolt: Bolt just went on cruise control and chest thumping the last 15 meters of the race. Amazing performance. He could have clocked under 9.6 seconds if he had ran the last 15 meters with the same intensity.

3. Bela Karolyi: Bela Karolyi is the NBC Olympics Gymnastics Analyst. Having said that, I did not hear any intelligent analysis from him. He was whining all the time. I understand that Gymnastics is a very subjective sport to judge and there have been some questionable scores/medals awarded to gymnasts. But, I get tired of hearing from Bela Karolyi on how American gymnasts where robbed of medals without any intelligent analysis from him. He should stick to coaching.

4. Rafael Nadal: Fantastic year for him. He has won French and Wimbledon along with the Olympic Gold in Men's Singles. One of those years for him.

5. Roger Federer: This is one of those years that he would like to forget. Having said that many players would like to have his accomplishments this year. He made it to the finals of all 3 grand slam events held so far this year along with the Olympic Gold in Men's Doubles.

6. Olympic coverage is stunning on high definition TV.

Abhinav Bindra - Indian Olympic Gold Medalist

Congratulations Abhinav Bindra.Thanks Rohit Brijnath.

Here's another reason why Rohit Brijnath will always be my favorite Sports columnist. Rohit Brijnath was the first one to say (article published last year) that Ahbinav Bindra, the shooter was the best bet for an Indian Olymic Gold in Beijing.

Be still please, he’s our biggest hope in Beijing.

Don’t look now, but this 24-year-old who looks like a cover boy for an accountancy magazine, who pursues a sport where stillness is a virtue and muscles can get in the way, whose rare moment of recognition came from, get this, a Thai airlines purser (“Hey, you’re the shooter’’), is possibly India’s best chance of a medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

But don’t be fooled by the way Abhinav Bindra looks, not even for a millisecond, which is all it takes for him to send an air rifle bullet, from 33-odd feet, into a bullseye that’s about the size of your shirt button. Feel free to applaud.

In a related note, Lakshmi Mittal's trust is assisting Indian sports persons from less affluent background.

Regarding Bindra's Beijing triumph, "I am absolutely delighted," says Mittal, whose Mittal Champions Trust got Bindra a physical therapist, a mental trainer, and on that day when the bullets ran out, cartridges to practice with. "This is a great day for Indian sports." Mittal's trust is administered by his son-in-law, Amit Bhatia, and this year it supported 14 Indian athletes at the Olympics.

Rohit Brijnath's article link from India Uncut.