tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6442905815321162465.post1535454234684640066..comments2022-04-13T14:23:41.460-04:00Comments on Words About Water: My Mexico CityKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15575386975660510865noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6442905815321162465.post-85173080793967672022014-01-09T12:39:10.496-05:002014-01-09T12:39:10.496-05:00Another powerful, inspiring story-thanks.Another powerful, inspiring story-thanks.Suzan Hampton https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576273968522068908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6442905815321162465.post-39701760693362414792012-07-27T22:43:45.983-04:002012-07-27T22:43:45.983-04:001968 - A year that gave us much to think about and...1968 - A year that gave us much to think about and then changed the course of our history in November. <br />I didn't see much of the Olympics on the black and white TV in the dorm lounge at a small colege in central IL. But I remember the pictures of the runners with their raised fists. And I cheered for them, and their right to stand up for what they believed.Stories by Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559855116747153240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6442905815321162465.post-21793594700934767022012-07-05T08:53:31.810-04:002012-07-05T08:53:31.810-04:00Kevin, brilliant stuff! I was too young to rememb...Kevin, brilliant stuff! I was too young to remember the 1968 Olympics, as I was only 4, but I remember that the Olympics were always a big deal for us, as a family. As was Wimbledon, although I never REALLY got into that until I was older. T.V. in the UK for the Olympics was always good. EVERYTHING was shown no matter who was competing, or not competing. When I first came over her I missed the Olympics! Well, that's not true as it was Atlanta, but from what I saw only the Americans were competing!<br /><br />And one thing I also watched avidly, was the rock diving. It was insane. Such skill and talent to be able to judge the swell of the tide and the time to 'fly' to hit the water near or at its peak! My heart was always in my mouth with that! It made diving off the concrete 30 feet board at the town pool look like roll diving off the edge of a hotel pool!WorldofStorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010484326191796221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6442905815321162465.post-67356006956990260932012-07-03T18:04:11.920-04:002012-07-03T18:04:11.920-04:00Thank you. I was an 8th grader that fall and reme...Thank you. I was an 8th grader that fall and remember being chocked that the athletes had the guts to raise their fists. I can still remember the "gulp" of the broadcasters as they 'dealt' with this situation. It is an indelible image for me, too. The more I looked at the picture - which was plastered over every newspaper page and news magazine - the more I thought: "such a fuss over nothing. They did nothing to dishonor their country. They were the best that they could be and at that time, it meant the best in the world. And THEN... they showed people that in America, we stand up for what we believe in AND we have the right and power to protest." To a 13 yr old, it was an image that said "raising your fist for what you believe in is a GOOD thing. And I do think that in Current Events that fall in my all-white Roman Catholic suburban school, I said "they were right to do this" Powerful then, powerful now. Thanks for sharing. And I had forgotten about that high cliff diving... thanks for sharing that, too.Camille Born, Storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923765320881108522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6442905815321162465.post-37442180121761869612012-07-03T18:03:17.356-04:002012-07-03T18:03:17.356-04:00Thank you. I was an 8th grader that fall and reme...Thank you. I was an 8th grader that fall and remember being chocked that the athletes had the guts to raise their fists. I can still remember the "gulp" of the broadcasters as they 'dealt' with this situation. It is an indelible image for me, too. The more I looked at the picture - which was plastered over every newspaper page and news magazine - the more I thought: "such a fuss over nothing. They did nothing to dishonor their country. They were the best that they could be and at that time, it meant the best in the world. And THEN... they showed people that in America, we stand up for what we believe in AND we have the right and power to protest." To a 13 yr old, it was an image that said "raising your fist for what you believe in is a GOOD thing. And I do think that in Current Events that fall in my all-white Roman Catholic suburban school, I said "they were right to do this" Powerful then, powerful now. Thanks for sharing. And I had forgotten about that high cliff diving... thanks for sharing that, too.Camille Born, Storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923765320881108522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6442905815321162465.post-39058689989906996522012-07-03T17:32:17.240-04:002012-07-03T17:32:17.240-04:00Riveting and beautiful Thanks!Riveting and beautiful Thanks!Bekkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948737805765785290noreply@blogger.com