Phelps wins number eight; Torres wins two silvers; upsets in women's gymnastics; Nadal, Dementieva, Williams sister win tennis golds; Jamaica sweeps women's 100-meters; Constantina Tomescu wins women's marathon; U.S. softball and basketball continue to roll; U.S. men's saber team falls in final; Swedish wrestler stripped of medal.

Phelps wins seventh gold; Bolt is World's Fastest Man; U.S. men's basketball routs Spain; Blake loses bronze, Federer wins doubles gold; U.S. baseball and softball win; U.S. men's water polo pulls stunning upset; McCutcheon returns as U.S. men's volleyball wins.

你能隱隱地感覺到，老外認為我們的表演好，這是肯定的，畢竟准備了這麼長時間。讓他們驚喜的是看到了我們另外一種面貌，浪漫和夢幻，現代感的夢幻和浪漫，盡管表現的是古老中國的許多文化遺產。其實世界性也就在這裡出現了，就是人性、世界性和包容性，一個民族所謂的自信，我覺得是體現在這些方面。

實際上所謂“世界文化”，那時候只是注重國際性、包容性，有點像現在實現的這一部分。現在的開幕式，我們一直也在強調這種感覺，比如夢幻和浪漫的風格，我就有自己的看法，一個民族它自信了，才會夢幻和浪漫。通常夢幻和浪漫，都覺得是法國人，中華民族給人家的感覺總是很嚴肅的、很拘謹的、很壓抑的……其實我覺得夢幻和浪漫的風格，對民族的形象有很大提升，我們不是他們想象中的中國人。

Phelps earns sixth gold; American gymnasts Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson win all-around gold and silver; American men finish first and second in backstroke; track and field kicks off; U.S. softball wins two; men's baseball loses in extra innings; Blake falls in tennis semi.

Yang Wei nails all-around gymnastics gold in style; freestyle swimming rematch goes to France; Federer upset by Blake; Williams sisters both lose; U.S. beach volleyball continues to dominate; baseball and softball disrupted by rain; Indian hero Bindra says gun was tampered with.

Lezak helps Phelps win second gold medal in men’s swimming relay; Nadal, Federer and Williams sisters advance in singles tennis; Spanish cyclist Moreno is first doping case; U.S. women's basketball beats China; Japan's Kitajima wins gold in men's breaststroke; 14-year-old diver finishes last.

Phelps, Peirsol, and Coughlin win gold; China wins team gold in men’s gymnastics; U.S. men’s water polo upsets Italy; U.S. women’s soccer wins group; U.S. men's basketball team cruises past Angola.

Today’s Olympics News Roundup August 13, 2008 7:30 AM by findingDulcinea Staff With two more wins, Phelps now has more gold medals than any athlete in history; China edges U.S. in women’s gymnastics team competition; U.S. softball team demolishes Aussies with no-hitter; U.S. men's soccer eliminated; U.S. baseball falls in ninth.

Do Olympians get their inspiration from Hollywood, or is it the other way around?  ;)  Enjoy. (Oh man, I crack myself up.)

Swimming sensation Michael Phelps has an Olympic recipe for success - and it involves eating a staggering 12,000 calories a day. "Eat, sleep and swim. That's all I can do," Phelps

No way met no quit."I changed," he said. "I thought, 'That's ridiculous. I'm at the Olympic Games, I'm here for the United States of America. I don't care how bad it hurts, I'm going after it.'"I just got a super charge."

No way met no quit."I changed," he said. "I thought, 'That's ridiculous. I'm at the Olympic Games, I'm here for the United States of America. I don't care how bad it hurts, I'm going after it.'"I just got a super charge."What transpired during the final 50 meters was the stuff of Disney movies. It was the kind of thing that should land Lezak a co-starring role with Phelps on cereal boxes and network morning shows. And if Phelps does complete the great eight and pocket a $1 million Speedo bonus, he should cut a check for one-eighth of that total to the guy who kept the quest alive: Jason Lezak.