Olympics

The Ancient Greek Olympics (The Ancient Greek Olympics) The feeling is all too familiar, from the front row to the last seats in the bleachers; a rhythmic pounding surges the ears and the airwaves of the arena. It comes from the athlete'sheart, pulsating moments before the strike. Wether they are waiting for a gun shot, a buzzer,a whistle, the okay of an Olympic Official, or just until the thought process becomes nothingmore than a memory, they are just waiting for a chance at the gold. Everything that they havebeen pushed, trained and fine tuned for comes down to this moment... These aren't yourordinary run of the mill casual mall walkers. They are nothing less than toned up, calorieburning super humans, programmed to win. Fat is non-existent and "the perfect body" can beseen here. As these super humans get into position, tunnel vision mode initiates, and at theend of the tunnel is the finish... and the gold. This is also the same scene back in the Ancienttimes of the Gods... Survival is the key and the real prize is the satisfaction that you arenumber one!Welcome to the Olympics, by far the most published and drawn event in the world. Literally millions are drawn to the events that upwards to 2 1/2 weeks to complete. Themodern Olympics were a vision of one man who had strived to see a unity that can only beseen from the ideals of the past (countries watching their heros cheering them for victory). These Olympic games of today transcend all obstacles of hatred and bitterness toward others. Instead, a growth emerges. Not every athlete gets a metal, but every athlete can bask in theglory of saying I was there, I was at the Olympics.But, during the Ancient Olympics (which began in 776 b.c.) in Athens Greece, losing,or even going home was a different story. The ceremonies of today start with the lighting ofthe torch and the winner of the marathon. The modern Olympic marathon is approximately 26miles and usually takes over 2 ho...