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		<title>Show must go on&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thomas Bimis &#8211; Nikos Siranidis Ilias Iliadis Vasilis Polymenos &#8211; Nikos Skiathitis Sofia Bekatorou &#8211; Emilia Tsoulfa Anastasia Kelesidou Pyrros Dimas Dimosthenis Tampakos Athanasia Tsoumeleka 8 medals (5 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) for the Greek Olympic team. And hopefully, many more medals will come until the end of the games. Despite the dopping scandals, the withdrawals of athletes, Greek athletes did what was right and brought back smiles in our sad faces. Ioannis Related posts: More than Sydney, more than Atlanta&#8230; (16 in total) &#8230; but the silence of our friends
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		<title>&#8230; but the silence of our friends</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the end, we will remember, not the voice of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. This wonderful quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr came to mind after the now old news regarding Greece&#8217;s two star sprinters, Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou. If you just arrived on planet Earth or were hiding in the jungle, the WADA were looking for them to conduct a surprise anti-dopping test. They didn&#8217;t show up and ended that same night in a hospital after getting involved in a car accident. I am sure that many more pages will be written and will be added to all those already written about the Greek duo. Pages against them, and pages for them; pages in greek, in english, and many more languages. World renowned talking heads will say their say, and the IAAF as well as the IOC will issue their verdict. Case closed, good night&#8230; However, in all fairness to the accused (and what are they actually accused of?) athletes, the world should take a minute, catch our collective breath, focus and let the two answer the proper questions to the proper authorities. The world focused in Athens last Friday night to watch [...]
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		<title>He stays</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2004 23:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not news by now, but it&#8217;s newsworthy. King Otto II (i.e., Otto Rehhagel a.k.a. Otto Rehhakles), winning coach of the Greek national football team, has not abdicated his throne. He rejected the multi-million euro offer by the German football federation and decided to stay in Greece and continue the work he and his colleagues have started for 3 years now. In other words, we will see all of you in Germany in 2006 at the Final Game of the World Championship against Germany or maybe Brazil? Το πήραμε το &#8230; ευλογημένο, άλλο πια, άλλο πια δεν περιμένω και το 2006 στη Γερμανία τελικό, τελικό με Βραζιλία. Ioannis, 20040711021500 Related posts: Never too late
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		<title>Never too late</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2004 22:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, Now that King Otto I and his band of underpaid (according to European standards), underestimated, and misrepresented players have won the Euro2004, Now that the lights have been switched off finally and everyone had a chance to drown his happiness or sorrow, Now that the big question is &#8220;will he stay or will he go back to Germany?&#8221;, I would like to remind all those ill-mannered, bad-tempered weirdos who did not believe in the team (both in Greece and abroad) the old adage that says: Offense wins games, but defense wins championships. Adieu, Ioannis 20040709010500 Related posts: He stays
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		<title>On the field of battle, victorious</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2004 08:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I am not going to comment on the night-long celebrations and festivities held in Athens, Greece upon the return of Greek national football team. The major news networks have already done so in splendid fashion. You can read what the BBC wrote. However, I believe that this quote by legendary football (as in US-style football, not soccer) coach Vince Lombardi fits the bill perfectly: ===== I firmly believe that any man&#8217;s finest hour &#8212; his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle &#8212; victorious. ===== And this is exactly what our team did: they withstood all pressure, they beat seemingly unbeatable opponents and in the end, they stood there exhausted and victorious for the whole world to admire. We are the champions. Period. Δεν μπορώ να περιμένω, σήκωσε &#8230; το ευλογημένο Ioannis, 20040706115000 Related posts: He stays Otto Rehhagel for President
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		<title>It&#8217;s the Final Countdown &#8230; all over again!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 11:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the overall spirit of euphoria blanketing the country only hours before the crucial semi-final soccer game against the national Czech team, it reminds me of the days of summer 1987. Back then, the Greek national basketball team beat several major basketball powers to claim its first European Title. France, Yugoslavia (yes there was a country once upon a time called Yugoslavia), Soviet Union (remember that, too?), Italy all went down. People danced on the streets, the whole country just &#8230; stopped for a moment or two to grasp the reality. And the music, ah, the music. The final countdown by Europe, nice song from the german band set the rhythm for the celebrations. I only hope that we will be able to repeat that feat in soccer, as well, and celebrate to the tunes of the &#8220;Final Countdown&#8221; once more. Till then, &#8230; Czechs be ware of the Greeks. Δεν μπορώ να περιμένω, φέρτε το &#8230; (το τιμημένο) Ioannis, 20040701141000 Update: Almost 4 years later, I got a comment (see below) that Europe are not from Germany, but from Sweden. As the saying goes: &#8220;it&#8217;s better late than never&#8221;. I Related posts: Otto Rehhagel for President
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		<title>Summer Timetable</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hola! It&#8217;s a very warm 33 degrees Celcius (that&#8217;s about 88 deg. on the Fahrenheit scale) here in Patras, Greece. Euro2004 football is on the telly from Portugal, the Italians were given their tickets back home (compliments of Scandinavian air-lines, eer &#8230;, sorry, I meant Sweden and Denmark), and who cares about work? The outdoor cafes and bars and restaurants are filled to capacity, there is a buzz in the air, people chatting, having fun, relaxing. No worries about the office tomorrow, the economy, the Olympics (yeah, right!). Nothing. That brought to mind a picture I was sent to a couple of days ago from a friend. source is unknown, as is the author/maker of the picture. It fits perfectly though with the general atmosphere of euphoria, this &#8220;feelin&#8217; good&#8221; thing&#8230; Is there a better way to spend your day in the office? I think not. Ioannis, 20040622003500 Related posts: Taking a moment&#8230;
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		<title>Otto Rehhagel for President</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2004 18:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the general climate of pan-hellenic euphoria after the 1-1 draw against Spain, I think that Otto Rehhagel, coach of our national soccer team, should be our next president of the hellenic republic. He deserves it 100%. Mostly, because he took a bunch of overpaid, under-stimulated, super-egotistical players and turned them into a superb fighting team. Be on the lookout now for the final match against Russia on Sunday, when a draw is enough to send Greeks into the second round, and an entire country into pandaemonium. Cheers, and as the Greek fans chant: Είναι τρελός, είναι τρελός ο Γερμανός (He is crazy, the German is crazy)&#8230; Ioannis, 200040616211000 No related posts.
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		<title>To watch or not to watch? Maybe, what to watch?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2004 16:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That is the question! Here are the choices for all of us on planet Europe, today on Sunday June 13, 2004: 1) Euro-elections. 2) Euro-football. 3) (special choice for mediterranean countries only): Go to the beach. The dilemma is even more complicated given that, at least here in Greece, there is Croatia vs. Switzerland (at 7pm local time), there is England vs. France (at 9:45pm, also local time). Then there is Formula 1 from Canada (around 11 pm). Somewhere in between there will be all the regular talking head shows about the elections for the European Parliament held over this weekend in 25 European countries. And of course, don&#8217;t forget that there will also be more triumphant stories about Greece&#8217;s victory over Portugal at the kickoff of Euro2004. Whatever you watch, enjoy it! Ioannis, 20040613193500 No related posts.
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