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1、Aplaceoflegends:theOlympicGamesprovesitscapacityforgreatnessagainSimonBarnesinBeijingTherearethreewaysofenjoyingsport,andtheyformahierarchy.Thethreecategoriescanmingleandmerge,anytwotogetherorallthreeatonce.Buttheystillformthreeeasilyseparatedcategoriesandthereisnoquestionastowhichisthehighest.Ihave
2、spentthepast16daysinremorseless,painstakingandthrillingsearchforthesportofthethirdkind,andIencountereditonatleastfouroccasions.Thelowestofthesecategoriesispartisanship:uslotbeatingthemlot,ourblokebeatingtheirbloke-andit'sthemostwonderfulfun,especiallywhenyouwin.Partisanshipisthebreadandbutterofthesp
3、ortsindustry:loyalty,identification,cheeringforyourteam,yourman,feelingabsurdlygladwhenyouwinandsufferingthemostridiculouspainwhenyoulose.Oneworld,onedream,andthatdreamistobeatthecrapoutofeverybodyelse.PartisanshipisTimHenmanatWimbledon:agonisingdesperationforamereresult,gloriousandpainfultoexperien
4、cebecauseoftheextremeidentificationofaudienceandathlete.ThishasbeenagreatGamesforBritishpartisanship,butIhaven'tbeenaroundmanyBritishmedals.Imanagedonlyasinglegoldandthatwasmorebyluckthanjudgment.IhadgonetotheWaterCubeforquiteotherreasonswhenIwatchedthesuperbRebeccaAdlingtonwinherfirstgoldmedal,inth
5、e400metresfreestyle.ItwasthefirstBritishswimminggoldforwomenfor48yearsanditwasamomenttosavour.Themiddlecategoryisdrama.Dramaeffortlesslyshedsthechainsofpartisanship.InWimbledonterms,thiswastheGoranIvanisevicfinal,inwhichIvanisevickeptdoublefaultingonmatchpoint,kissingtennisballs,callingtotheheavensa
6、nd,eventually,won.Itwasanamazingmatch,butsportcanstilldobetterthanthis.Themen'ssuper-heavyweightweightliftingsuppliesdramaateveryOlympicGamesandtheeventisarealfavouriteofmine.Thistime,thedramawasgreatereventhanusual;anunexpectedandgloriousvictoryforMatthiasSteiner,ofGermany,withthelastliftofthecompe
7、tition.Hethenburstintotears,cavortedaboutthestageinamaddancelikeagiantbabyinhisrompersuit,acceptedhisgoldmedalandhelditup,holdinginhisotherhandapictureofhiswife,whowaskilledinacarcrashlastyear.Asdrama
