GOOD THING KUBRICK WRAPPED FILMING IN TIME TO COMPETE
The consensus about freestyle skiing champion Jonny Moseley of Tiburon, Calif., when he was presented his gold medal was definitely this:
If they ever hold a Tom Cruise look-alike contest, he wins.
NO, I MEAN IT’S AN HONOR MEETING SOMEONE ELSE WITH A FUNNY NAME
More from queen of the hill Picabo Street:
Jean-Claude Killy presented her gold medal, then cupped her cheeks with his hands.
“Congratulations,” he said.
“This is an honor,” Street said to him.
“Well, you did all the work,” Killy replied.
SPEECHLESS? SHE MAKES UP FOR IT IN THIS ITEM
Street didn’t just sing our national anthem, she belted it out, top of her lungs.
“I thought about my mom and her teaching me how to sing the anthem. I had to make sure I got the words right. I thought, I’ve waited so long. I had my own moment out there, thinking about the anthem and how I wanted to hear it.
“My mom taught me about four years ago that the toughest part was the middle part. The summer I perfected it, I was going to belt it out right on key for a football game back at the University of Illinois, but I never got the chance to belt it until tonight.
“It left me speechless. Usually I am a woman of many words, but this time I was speechless.”
HE LANDED ON HIS HEAD ONE TOO MANY TIMES
A survey is sent out by the USOC to athletes and former athletes, sort of a Q & A, just for fun.
One was sent to Jeff Hastings, a former U.S. ski jumper who narrowly missed a bronze medal at Sarajevo in 1984.
Some of his responses:
Q. What is your favorite foreign country?
A. The United States.
Q. What is your favorite foreign food?
A. Fondue.
Q. Finish this sentence: “I can’t live without . . .”
A. Air.
Q. “Most people don’t know I’m . . .”
A. Alive.
Q. Who are your heroes?
A. Ben Stein. (Host of the TV game show, “Win Ben Stein’s Money.”) The guy is like the most intelligent person in the world, and he can act. I want his life.