In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The world is very different today than it was in 1968.
There's a lot more to life than just the Olympic Games.
I will remember all the days at the Olympics.
I was almost expecting the Olympics to be the biggest thing ever, but it wasn't. It was just another race.
It sounds funny, but the 2008 Olympics were something that just kind of happened, and I was lucky they came at a point when I was uninjured and well prepared. As a gymnast, you can't ask for much more.
The '60s were an amazing time.
As far as I can tell, 1968 is a year about change, about revolution, about violence, about people turning inwards as community breaks down.
The Olympics were produced absolutely the same way from 1960 through 1988. It was always the Western World against the Eastern Bloc. You didn't even have to spend one second developing the character of any of the Eastern Bloc athletes. It was just good guys and bad guys.
I don't really remember much about the '60s at all. You know, 1970 is the first year I remember pretty well.
The Olympics: not one of my better memories.