荒废着的俺很无聊地一遍遍地看着闭幕式录像最后一段精彩回放，NBC的编排是出色的，这是一个优秀而令人震撼的回顾。开幕……比赛……结束，伴随着奇迹、遗憾、泪水、欢呼，在老外眼里看中国，总有一种别样的感觉，说不出的感觉。

很喜欢闭幕式上主持人的结束语。语言所限，不能逐字听懂，Baidu到原文，在此分享。

Well, just as the marathon was one of the concluding events of theOlympic Games, we are now bringing our broadcast marathon to a close.Beyond the competitive drama, every Olympics provides a snapshot of acity and a country at a point in time. This one was more compellingthan most, since China’s rise and its ongoing transformation is theglobal story, not only of the moment, but likely of the foreseeablefuture. These Olympics were a milestone in that still unfolding story.And while history will tell us whether or not the Olympics providedChina with the confidence to not only build on its considerablestrengths, but also to address its considerable problems. This much weknow.

This is a country so vast, a people with lives so varied and a historyso rich and complex that no visitor can fully grasp it. Still, of theseGames, no advanced degree in international relations was required toappreciate the genuine warmth of the Chinese people, the honest pridein their country and how seriously Chinese citizens, famous Olympians,to everyday men and women, took this chance to show themselves to theworld.

All Olympics are important to the host city. These Games weremonumentally important to the host nation, which happens to be home to1/5 of humanity. All that said, just as these Olympics were significantpolitically, they were also very significant competitively. Beijingturned out to be among the most memorable Olympics ever.

One headline was anticipated before the Games began, and then verifiedhere. For the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall, an ongoingOlympic rivalry shapes up. In Beijing, the U.S. won 110 medals-the mostit’s ever won at a non-American Olympics. But China, second in theoverall count, easily won the most golds here, and the most by anycountry since the old Soviet Union in 1988. Many of China’s triumphswent beyond excellence. Their perfection and precision, simplybeautiful to behold. China is now a sports power with a sophisticatedstate-supported sports system. They will be at or near the top of themedal list at London and beyond.

Meanwhile, the Americans had plenty to cheer about. Beach volleyballpairs both prevailing, Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson winning gold andwinning hearts, the men’s basketball team doing exactly what they setout to do-winning, yes-but also redeem and redefine the image andpurpose of the U.S. program.

These Games reached multiple crescendos. From the beginning, there wasMichael Phelps, who now ranks among the very greatest Olympians everand who is also now in the top tier of the best and most popularcontemporary athletes in any sport-unheard of for a swimmer, untilPhelps.

Just about the time Phelps left the pool, a Jamaican jet zoomed overthe track. The sprints are supposed to be decided by blinks of an eye,not by bolts of speed so astonishing that, like the spectators, thecompetitors can only marvel at the world’s– and history’s– fastest man.More nations, 204, participated here than in any Games before. And morewon medals, 87, than ever before as well.

But beyond the medal podium, the Olympics remain a human panorama, withmany also– ran finishes and first-round eliminations, nonethelessrepresenting epic personal stories, only appreciated by theparticipants themselves and their families, friends and countrymen.

Theses Games began with Zhang Yimou’s stunning Opening Ceremony, soboldly conceived and brilliantly executed, that it set a standard forsuch occasions unlikely to be equaled. And tonight, with moretheatrical touches, the curtain came down. So the people of the worldcame to Beijing, and the people of China extended their hands. Youdon’t have to speak a word of Mandarin to understand that.

I’ve been fortunate to be involved with many memorable Olympics, and inmany ways, this has been the most memorable. In no small part, due tothe efforts of the small army of people who worked tirelessly to bringthese Games home to you. For these colleagues, I will always haveenormous professional regard and personal gratitude.

The names of these talented men and women accompany this final montageof the images of China and Olympic moments-moments we hope resonatewith you as they have with us. Good night, this one last time, fromChina.

有些故事结束了，意味着新故事的开始，属于每一个人的故事，需要用心去书写。这两周来无数的故事感染了我，而我也希望它们能真正化作力量，付诸行动，而非仅仅是一种心情，一笑而过……

今天抱着一点点期盼，看着男篮被立陶宛爆掉，心有不甘，却不得不服。有人很悲情地说，这一场球，是男篮黄金一代的告别战，刘伟、王zz、李楠，包括 Yao，4年后或许都不会再打了，而Yi和孙悦这些后起之秀，在NBA的磨练中，能否扛起中国篮球的旗帜，很难说。但我们相信，中国篮球已经成为了一个如同金子塔一样的项目了，而我们相信，在可预见的未来，中国篮球将在世界上，取得一席之地！

 奥运几天了，拿了不少牌子，什么项目都有，挺不错的。也有些不那么强的项目让人为之振奋，咱也评说评说（专业的别在意，咱这水平不会抢你饭碗的）~

从近的说起，男篮：今天的男篮真的让人振奋，三节过后领先世锦赛冠军西班牙13分，最后一节却被扳平，加时赛被逆转。有人调侃说这是一场标准的火箭式输球，其实不然——男篮没有T-mac，这是一个更标准的姚核心球队，而第四节崩盘的原因也不是火箭式的不会打第四节，而是体力确实不如人家，这不是一朝一夕的差距……而姚明也真是玩命，打美国队飞身就球，今天连续抢前场篮板，不过这个核心确实有压力，手感一直比较硬，而到第四节确实筋疲力尽了，拿到球很少自己打。个人觉得wzz今天表现很好，他在场上给人感觉也很放心，是一个技术很细腻的大个儿，如果尤纳斯能让wzz替yao多打一会儿，可能体力上yao会好很多。那个什么大空易还是缺乏经验，虽然展现了不错的身体素质，但明显底气不足，比较慌，经常站在中场线前面找后卫，您老人家先过半场啊，8秒和24秒还是有差别的，不过今天扣篮还是不错的。总体来看，客观一些，男篮今天即便能赢西班牙也是天赐的运气和手感——从双方的得分方式就能看出来，包括打梦8，中国的远投实在令人惊诧，太准了，3分球是中国主要的得分手段，而对方主要是内线的强打和中距离得分，看看中国被扳平的那个球就知道——这应该是比较有把握的得分方式——而中国却只有yao能在离篮筐比较近的区域给敌人制造威胁，所以我们只能期待男篮的外线继续精准，且更多的人能进入内线……无论如何，男篮的表现是令国人振奋的，期待他们的突破！李大眼睛都说了，不再评国足，但看到了男篮，感到后半生有了寄托~

足球：本来不想提的，李大眼睛都不评了，我也不插嘴了。大家如果无聊可以到网上看笑话啊、段子啊什么的，可以打发打发时光对吧~

射击：射击丢了几块之前比较看好的金牌，比如所谓的首金，和小猪的10米气步枪。好在大家给予的都是理解与鼓励。就杜MM来说，压力确实很大，发挥失常也是情有可原的，而且人家是第五，又不是没进决赛，有本事你也拿个世界第五？小猪嘛，非常帅的选手，2004年笑得帅，这次哭得也很豪爽，前天cctv展示了一下气步枪的靶子，给我的感觉就是，10.0到10.9常人怎么可能控制得了！？不过现在渐渐喜欢上了射击这项运动，总结其优点有n：保护视力，预防近视，相信搞设计的必定一水的5.3，否则怎么混呢？射击其实对身体要求很高的，别看王义夫身宽体盘，人家深层肌群是很nb的，以此可以保证身体的稳定，手不能抖啊！而且这项运动非常考验耐心和心理素质，这一点比较象钓鱼，需要无比的镇定，这是我所缺乏的素质。当然，唯一阻碍我们接近这项运动的，是我们的经济实力，那一把枪得说少刀啊，子弹更是便宜不了。不过还是很敬佩这些射击选手，他们有一颗无比强大的心脏！

游泳：中国不是游泳强国，也是个全民普及问题。在中国，家家都有游泳池是很难实现的，一，经济还不够发达，二，人多地少，楼房都往高处盖，怎么可能建池子？不过这项运动真的很好，后悔没练好点……从水立方频频传来新的世界纪录，开完笑地说，是不是池子小啊？短个一米什么的。费尔普斯确实可怕，8金的难度估计是接力里面队友的发挥吧……小日本减小水阻力的方式果然够bt，不提了不提了……期待着中国能在未来的日子里，在游泳方面取得突破~

举重：土耳其那个“潘长江”今年没来，中国终于拿到了53公斤级的金牌。而中国队在举重方面展现出的实力，人家125、128什么的举得死去活来的，咱们一上来就试130，果然牛。举重赛场也有些“消息”，比如韩国人自己带滑石粉之类的，个人认为也没必要深究，据观察朝鲜也用自己的滑石粉，如果说韩国鄙视我们没水平而自备材料，朝鲜也敢？也有可能人家比较适应自己的粉。另外raise一个问题大家讨论讨论：外国媒体说中国在举重方面的灭绝 人性的训练侵犯了HUM权，而中国的举重运动员很多来自农村，或许联系举重队他们来说是生活的改善……大家发表发表高见吧~

周边：最近不少人披露所谓的内幕，比如开幕式的舞蹈演员受伤、弹钢琴的小女孩北京特别牛之类的，还有人骂央视的转播没水平、对没有取得理想成绩的运动员过于刻薄等等。有些看着是不太舒服，但有些网友们确实挺过分的，愤青还真是多。前几天在xiaonei上浏览开幕式的精彩照片，效果非常好，但每张下面都有类似的评语“二流导播连这样的镜头都不给”、“真不知道这个导播是不是脑子进水了”。本来看照片的好心情全没了，央视的转播可能是不如NBC，但NBC难道把这些镜头都照顾到了？精彩瞬间大家共同分享，但每个都给个这样的标签实在有些影响心情，不过确实要bs一下法国某电视台，只转播画面，不转播声音，只有解说员在一旁品头论足，可叹媒体的力量，可怜法国的人民……

其他项目也很精彩，也还发生了很多值得思考的事情，不过没劲说了，比较关注的：
刘翔能不能干掉萝卜丝（自己声称很看好萝卜丝~~）
男篮能不能有突破，拿到前六~
乒、羽能不能包揽所有金牌~

共同期待，共同加油~