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Dr. Samuel “Sammy” Lee, 91, was the first Asian-American to win an Olympic gold medal for the U.S. at the 1948 London games, and the first man to win back-to-back gold medals in Olympic platform diving.

From Wikipedia:

As a twelve-year-old in 1932, Lee dreamed of becoming a diver, but at the time Latinos, Asians and African-Americans were only allowed to use Fresno’s Brookside Pool on Wednesdays, on what was called “international day”: the day before the pool was scheduled to be drained and refilled with clean water. Because Lee needed a place to practice and could not regularly use the public pool, his coach dug a pit in his backyard and filled it with sand. Lee practiced by jumping into the pit.

I’ve learned so much about Olympians in the past few weeks, and this guy was a fucking champ. This article on Investors Business Daily goes a bit more in depth on what Mr. Lee was up against. Only having access to a pool ONCE a week, having to swallow his pride and train with a douchebag eventually led him to the Olympics where he beat out his competitors who probably had an advantage over him with the luxury of being able to train in a pool at their leisure. Then he came back four years later and did it again!

Lee went on to become an ear, nose, and throat doc, serve in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Korean War–wonder what that was like for a Korean American–and, later, coach diving legend Greg Louganis to a silver medal in the 1976 Olympics. He’s a member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, has a square named after him in LA’s K-town, and is now retired and living in Huntington Beach, CA.

Dr. Samuel “Sammy” Lee, 91, was the first Asian-American to win an Olympic gold medal for the U.S. at the 1948 London games, and the first man to win back-to-back gold medals in Olympic platform diving.

From Wikipedia:

As a twelve-year-old in 1932, Lee dreamed of becoming a diver, but at the time Latinos, Asians and African-Americans were only allowed to use Fresno’s Brookside Pool on Wednesdays, on what was called “international day”: the day before the pool was scheduled to be drained and refilled with clean water. Because Lee needed a place to practice and could not regularly use the public pool, his coach dug a pit in his backyard and filled it with sand. Lee practiced by jumping into the pit.

I’ve learned so much about Olympians in the past few weeks, and this guy was a fucking champ. This article on Investors Business Daily goes a bit more in depth on what Mr. Lee was up against. Only having access to a pool ONCE a week, having to swallow his pride and train with a douchebag eventually led him to the Olympics where he beat out his competitors who probably had an advantage over him with the luxury of being able to train in a pool at their leisure. Then he came back four years later and did it again!

Lee went on to become an ear, nose, and throat doc, serve in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Korean War–wonder what that was like for a Korean American–and, later, coach diving legend Greg Louganis to a silver medal in the 1976 Olympics. He’s a member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, has a square named after him in LA’s K-town, and is now retired and living in Huntington Beach, CA.

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16 days. 26 sports. 205 countries. 960 medals. 17,000 athletes.

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buzzfeed:

China’s Liu Xiang provides the single most agonizing and inspiring moment of the Olympics so far. Liu had previously won the gold medal for 110m Hurdles in 2004 but was sidelined by an injury in his Achilles tendon in 2008.

Just watch. It’ll be the best two minutes you spend today.

More images here.

I saw this earlier.. T_T

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cool shit!!! olympics i cried actual tears for this video

Femmystuff: Shin's Last Stand

tamsalama:

You may or may not have heard about Shin A-Lam, the South Korean fencer who was screwed out of a shot at an Olympic medal.

I don’t watch the Olympics regularly, but if they’re on and I have nothing to do, I’ll sit down and watch them. I missed the fencing…

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basbhat124:

seriously how i feel whenever i watch the olympics and the united states are in whatever race i’m watching… “usa….. USA…..”

seriously how i feel whenever i watch the olympics and the united states are in whatever race i’m watching… “usa….. USA…..”

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Gold Medal Olympians.

Just in case you don’t know: Dominique Dawes is the first Black woman to win an individual Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics, and the first Black person of any nationality or gender to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics.

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#I CAN’T HANDLE THE OLyMPICS ANYMORE

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jeou:

nice korea
naughty korea
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nice korea

naughty korea

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Gabby Douglas wins the Olympic gold medal for women’s artistic gymnastics all around. She is the first African-American, first American to have both a team AND an all around gold medal, third American in a row, and fourth American gymnast to do so.

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Gabrielle Douglas captures gold in the women’s gymnastics all-around competition. She becomes the first African-American woman to win this title and the first American woman to capture gold in both individual and team events in the same Olympics.

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SPAM GABBY D OLYMPICS HERO

gottacatchemall:

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[Olympics]

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fansandfashions:

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Write your own version of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. Be very descriptive. Go all out with your imagination—London certainly did. What performances are there? Which celebrities show up? Countries? Maybe include some fictitious lands and characters from your favorite (or your own) stories!

Write your own version of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. Be very descriptive. Go all out with your imagination—London certainly did. What performances are there? Which celebrities show up? Countries? Maybe include some fictitious lands and characters from your favorite (or your own) stories!

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biculturallatina:

thalamtnafsee:

I think this deserves a standing ovation in front of the mainstream feminists who have constantly dehumanized and demeaned our existence as Muslim women by suggesting that we’re oppressed people. This deserves a standing ovation in front of the hundreds of men who have claimed that the religion of Islam does not tolerate liberated and free women (which is, of course, contrary to the teachings of Muhammad). This deserves recognition; Muslim women are participating in wrestling, swimming, shooting, and other physically demanding sports while wearing the physical hijab.

All of you are my role models; go kick me some misogynistic ass ladies!

:)

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