Those who know me
well (and even those who don’t) recognize that I’m rarely at a loss for words,
and this once-in-a-lifetime GSK-sponsored trip is no exception. But in case you don’t want to read all the
posts, here are some of the more memorable moments:
- Watching the second half of the Team USA men’s basketball rout of Nigeria on Thursday night (August 2nd), with the Olympic record high score of 156-73
- Being there on August 1st for the only set that the powerhouse beach volleyball of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings have ever lost in three Olympics (compiled record of 42-1 in sets and 21-0 in matches)
- Knowing that we saw two gold medal teams play (Team USA in men’s basketball and the beach volleyball duo of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings)
- Feeling the excitement of thousands of raucous Brazilian fans as their team came back, followed by their despair and shock when Russia hit a last-second shot to win 75-74 in their preliminary round game
- Getting a picture with a few of those game-winning Russian players (linked here)
- Hearing the British announcers ask the fans to participate in a “Mexican wave” in the arenas
- Being confused at how the British fans reacted to Queen’s “We Will Rock You” (instead of the American stomp-stomp-clap heard at every major sporting event to go with “We Will Rock You”, they did clap-clap-open your arms like the “Y” in YMCA—if you watched the Closing Ceremonies, you probably know what I mean)
- Walking out of the basketball arena to find the Olympic Park lit up like Christmas
- Hearing the roar wash across Olympic Park on Friday anytime that Great Britain scored in their field hockey game against Pakistan
- Meeting North America Pharma employees who truly do “focus on the patient”, both in their sales jobs and in how they give back to their communities
- Being moved and humbled by the range of stories that brought my fellow Golden Ticket winners to the Olympics
If you're interested in seeing photos from the trip, check out these links:
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