"BEIJING (AP) -- With history about to slip away and Michael Phelps cheering him on, Jason Lezak pulled up next to the lane rope and set out after hulking Alain Bernard, like a NASCAR driver drafting down the backstretch at Daytona."
That is the single worst bit of writing I've had the displeasure to read relating to the 2008 summer games. The line "like a NASCAR driver drafting down the backstretch at Daytona" made me want to vomit. Comparing any Olympic athlete, in any sport, to a bunch of inbred hicks who can't turn right bent on destruction of the environment while attempting to entertain 50,000 drunkards is simply uncalled for. Shame on you, associated press. Never, ever compare a real athlete to NASCAR, not even in a passing joke.
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