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<blockquote data-quote="Lone Wolf &#039;49" data-source="post: 1864177" data-attributes="member: 3016"><p>Conitinued.....................</p><p></p><p>Thanks to good direction from helpful volunteers, almost all of whom were either cute with auburn hair or cute with cornrows, I got to my nice seat in the press tribune in time to see Robeisy Carrazana, the Cuban flyweight, smack Chatacai Butdee from Thailand. Robeisy departed the arena like Apollo Creed, dancing and waving to the Brits who waved back. Chatacai was pretty darn sad and I figured it might be his last fight and he might soon become a banker. The clean and airy house was packed. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>I try to see boxing in every Olympics, since I never watch it otherwise and the action is always quick and precise and fantastic. This arena was much cleaner and airy-er than the one in Beijing, which smelled and felt much more like boxing oughta. Here, I expected an oboe recital to break out. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Anyhow, next Andrew Selby from GRB entered to meet Ilyas Suleimenov from Kazakhstan in the next bout and the crowd went nuts. Both little guys were bouncy. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Andrew led after the first round, according to the bright scoreboard next to the two terrific video screens. The crowd was as knowledgeable as basketball fans in Durham, cheering for every point and chanting “SELL-bee, SELL-bee, SELL-bee.” Funny how they don’t chant in a British accent. They went wild when SELL-bee was declared the winner.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>I had to dash out to catch the 9:45 red double-decker to Russell Square, which I did only after two of the cute auburn-haired woman gave conflicting directions but a third told me to go down those stairs. I ran down a staircase for the first time since fifth grade, went to the wrong exit, and sprinted across a lawn to hop on the bus just before it left promptly British on time. At 9:45, it was not yet dark.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Trust me, the Olympics is even better than Texas-OU. Actually, the Olympics is about 20 Texas-OUs every day. Being here is an honor and a privilege. Inspire a generation. And mind the gap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lone Wolf '49, post: 1864177, member: 3016"] Conitinued..................... Thanks to good direction from helpful volunteers, almost all of whom were either cute with auburn hair or cute with cornrows, I got to my nice seat in the press tribune in time to see Robeisy Carrazana, the Cuban flyweight, smack Chatacai Butdee from Thailand. Robeisy departed the arena like Apollo Creed, dancing and waving to the Brits who waved back. Chatacai was pretty darn sad and I figured it might be his last fight and he might soon become a banker. The clean and airy house was packed. I try to see boxing in every Olympics, since I never watch it otherwise and the action is always quick and precise and fantastic. This arena was much cleaner and airy-er than the one in Beijing, which smelled and felt much more like boxing oughta. Here, I expected an oboe recital to break out. Anyhow, next Andrew Selby from GRB entered to meet Ilyas Suleimenov from Kazakhstan in the next bout and the crowd went nuts. Both little guys were bouncy. Andrew led after the first round, according to the bright scoreboard next to the two terrific video screens. The crowd was as knowledgeable as basketball fans in Durham, cheering for every point and chanting “SELL-bee, SELL-bee, SELL-bee.” Funny how they don’t chant in a British accent. They went wild when SELL-bee was declared the winner. I had to dash out to catch the 9:45 red double-decker to Russell Square, which I did only after two of the cute auburn-haired woman gave conflicting directions but a third told me to go down those stairs. I ran down a staircase for the first time since fifth grade, went to the wrong exit, and sprinted across a lawn to hop on the bus just before it left promptly British on time. At 9:45, it was not yet dark. Trust me, the Olympics is even better than Texas-OU. Actually, the Olympics is about 20 Texas-OUs every day. Being here is an honor and a privilege. Inspire a generation. And mind the gap. [/QUOTE]
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