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“I’m just trying to do everything I can to get as close to him as possible. But in general, I think you can maintain a rivalry while admiring your rival. When I play him, it’s a special motivation to play better.”
–Tennis star Rafael Nadal answering reader questions in Time Magazine. The “him” Nadal refers to is Roger Federer, whose four-and-a-half year reign at the top will end on Monday when Nadal officially assumes the title of the No. 1 men’s tennis player in the world.

Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Yermakova (both 1983- ), world champion synchronised-swimmers and two-time Olympic gold-medallists
The two Russian synchronised-swimming queens, both named Anastasia, are going to bid for another gold. Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Yermankova confidently crowned themselves with gold in the twin synchronised contest on Wednesday, getting absolutely top marks for their technical performance. Now, Anastasia the First and Anastasia the Second are preparing for the group event and to cover themselves once more with glory. 
Russia has played a leading role in synchronised-swimming for about ten years now. In the Sydney and the Athens games, the Russian girls struck gold both in the doubles and the group events. But, just in case, chief trainer Tatiana Pokrovskaya said she expects one gold and one silver this time. It’s been getting harder all the time for the Russians to hold onto their lead in this line of sport. Plenty of young pretenders [...]

Une interview sympa de Caro  en octobre 2007 .Lieu:Esplanade de l’Europe ( connue des riders )
A friendly interview of Caro ,made in October 2007 for the FR3 tv local news .Loaction ; Esplanade de l’Europe ( a  well-known place for riders )

Exciting Moments: Watching Sports Events <!– @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –>
The good thing about watching a live event, or a sports competition for that matter, is that it’s exhilarating and exciting that sometimes you never know that you are actually at the edge of your seat.
It’s different if you just decide to sit in front of your TV, and watch a game of soccer via live feed. At the living room you may shout, or be overwhelmed by some scenes in the game, but it’s nothing compared to the actual experience of being there in a stadium watching the events unfold in your eyes. In the stadium perhaps, you may notice thousands of people, die-hard fans and sports enthusiasts all jeering and cheering for their bets, and whether you like it [...]

Gold metals: 2/8
1. 400m individual medley - new world record
2. 4×100m freestyle relay - new world record, what an amazing final lap by Lezak
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Note: This post will be updated with the progression of Phelp’s events.