Opening+Ceremonies

Adam Lee 6/4/12 Mrs. Dabrush L&L 3

__**Olympic Opening Ceremony Day CROT (in perspective of an Olympian)**__ The awaiting photographers outside of the hotel rooms. People of all ages waiting behind a guard rail for autographs Gathering in one huge group and awaiting a signal in a dark tunnel. The announcers shouting countries over the wild, screaming crowd. Walking into the arena, lights and flashes are blinding as the thousands of people shout and cheer. The Olympic Anthem blasting through the speakers of the stadium. Cameramen with many different logos on their cameras following each and every group that emerges from the tunnel, fighting for the best shot and scattering across the rubber tiled surface of the track to the cold concrete floor of the entry tunnel. Looking around and seeing the other competitors in their team uniforms while they observe other teams and the grandness of the stadium itself. Toning out the cheers of the crowd and preserving the magical moment of the Olympics. The feeling of metal butterflies violently bouncing around through my body and seeing that feeling in the other competitors’ faces. The closed eyes of the nervous on the perimeter of the field. Standing side by side as the torch carrier lights the cauldron and the games begin. It’s time to bring it. The pump up talk by the coaches and the intensity carrying through to our events.

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