|
|
Article: The Games are already a sad spectacle, like a granny in a boob tube; MICHAEL CALVIN'S HARD-HITTING VIEWS.(Sport)
- Article from:
- Sunday Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 3, 2008
|
Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 MGN LTD. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Calvin
LIKE all dads, I've told the odd white lie. I'm on first name terms with Santa, and quietly fancy the tooth fairy.
Sometimes, it's best to deal in fantasy, rather than reality. So, I've brought my kids up to believe in the purity of the Olympic Games.
I've told them to live by Olympic ideals, to learn from athletes whose every waking moment is dedicated to trying to be the best they can be.
I've asked them, basically, to live a lie. I should have come clean sooner.
The world's greatest sports ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: SOC: Ben Johnson to train Libyan leader s striker son
AAP Sports News (Australia);
December 2, 1999 ;
225 words
......Sports News (Australia) 12-02-1999 SOC: Ben Johnson to train Libyan leader s striker son...Reuters - Disgraced Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson will be hired to train Al-Saad Gaddafi...Gadaffi for 90 days. "Al-Saad is hiring Ben Johnson," Bersellini said. "He would like to...
|
|