Monday, August 11, 2008

Jason Lezak's Amazing Comeback

I don't know the first thing about swimming. But I know excellence when I see it. Seeing Jason Lezak swim the final 50 meters of the men's 4 x 100 relay in come from behind fashion to help capture the Gold medal for the United States was inspiring.

Going into the final leg of the race, Lezak was more than a half-second behind France's Alain Bernard, but he dug deep and found a way to come all the way back to beat Bernard by just .08 seconds. The camera focused on Michael Phelps who let loose with his emotions in a Tarzan-like scream.

If you haven't seen the video yet, here's a link.

Be inspired.