Two Lessons

Iraq's soccer team advanced to the semis:

Iraq's footballers beat Australia 1-0 Saturday to reach the semifinals of the Olympic men's tournament, triggering celebratory gunfire in their violence-racked country.

"People where I live (in Iraq) have suffered so much," said Qatar-based midfielder Emad Mohammed, who fired home the winner with a spectacular overhead kick in the 64th minute.

There are two lessons we can learn from this wonderful Cinderella story:

1. Miracles happen.
2. Many jocks are still morons

Posted by Mitch at August 23, 2004 07:30 AM | TrackBack