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(All differences, controversial politics and/or boycotts aside to cheer on our athletes in the biggest sporting event in the world.)
There are just NO words. These still images of the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony say it all.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikffy_yQQ7ZltCbKH-SGjA2zcZe25U26xf5pGlWa9e_HxNuIedZxqCBLEXwYLjlNWHdofgbSBAUGQpT3eGT56HK3a6Z0t4bGHViM_IIovjZ5eWjHQsT_MWPYi_9HpUcnFkvvyFjf_XKbNX/s400/oly1.jpg)
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...the magnitude of this event, the ancient and modern images of China, the precision, the complexities, the costumes, the art, the colors, the lights, the culture, the sounds, the fireworks, the artists, the engineering...
Spectacular, amazing, overwhelming, glorious, breath-taking, stunning, Wow!
GO, TEAM U.S.A.
There are just NO words. These still images of the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony say it all.
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Spectacular, amazing, overwhelming, glorious, breath-taking, stunning, Wow!
(London has its work cut out for them in 2012.)
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