Torture of Olympic Addiction Is Bringing Tears of Joy to My Eyes
Evening Standard - London › August 11, 2008
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ALMOST literally, it occurred yesterday morning as the first tears dribbled down the cheeks, the Olympic Games are a form of torture. Steel yourself like a captured soldier preparing to defy the interrogators though you may, they will destroy your resistance in the end.
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Torture of Olympic Addiction Is Bringing Tears of Joy to My Eyes
Such stoics would probably point out that, for all the grandiose schmaltz about the 'Olympic ideal', the Games are a quadrennial bout of geopolitical willy-wavi...
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