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“We never go to opening ceremonies,” Phelps said, “because you are standing for so many hours. Being on your feet for five to six hours takes a lot out of you, and it does take days to recover.”
Between them, Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin have appeared in seven Olympics and not a single opening ceremony. Blame the schedule; the first swimming events take place the morning after the long night’s march.
In Beijing in 2008, participating athletes were required to line up hours before the 8 p.m. start, and Phelps and Coughlin, like most swimmers, are conditioned to stay off their feet the day before they race.
I can't watch the 15 hour blotation of the opening ceremonies. It is a dreadful spectacle of horribleness. Plus, we all know that the Queen is going to be set alight and shot from a trebuchet to light the flame. Who really needs to see that?
I can't watch the 15 hour blotation of the opening ceremonies. It is a dreadful spectacle of horribleness. Plus, we all know that the Queen is going to be set alight and shot from a trebuchet to light the flame. Who really needs to see that?
