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Update : Daniel McCormick |
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Monday, 11 August 2008 |
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Daniel McCormick is representing the USA as a Judo Olympian in Beijing, China. Daniel is a former student of Jim Irvine. (Jim is an instructor at the club who recently came to us from Texas). The head instructor for Daniel during his 10 years in Dallas was “Ace” Sukigara assisted by Judy Choquette)
The last 2 days since the Opening Ceremonies have been mostly focused on 2 things.
The first one is making sure that I am healthy. I am not 100% yet, but I do feel much better then I did a few days ago. I'm trying to make sure this is completely through my body so that I am completely focused on the day I fight. The second is getting in good, solid workouts for the next few days. Its hard to get a decent workout in right now. Alot of my team has already fought and they are ready to start enjoying China, and who can blame them? We are also forced to workout in the warmup area at the venue, and these mats are very crowded. Right now I'm able to workout with Adler Volmar our 100 kilo player and a buddy of mine from Haiti that fights in the same division as me. But each day it is getting harder and harder to get a workout in.
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Opening Ceremonies : Daniel McCormick |
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Monday, 11 August 2008 |
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Daniel McCormick is representing the USA as a Judo Olympian in Beijing, China. Daniel is a former student of Jim Irvine. (Jim is an instructor at the club who recently came to us from Texas). The head instructor for Daniel during his 10 years in Dallas was “Ace” Sukigara assisted by Judy Choquette)
I honestly don't know what words to use to explain the feeling of walking into that stadium with all my teammates.
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
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NBCOlympics.com is offering streaming video of JUDO at the olympics.
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Note From Daniel McCormick : Day 7 |
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
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Daniel McCormick is representing the USA as a Judo Olympian in Beijing, China. Daniel is a former student of Jim Irvine. (Jim is an instructor at the club who recently came to us from Texas). The head instructor for Daniel during his 10 years in Dallas was “Ace” Sukigara assisted by Judy Choquette)
Well today started off on a very rough note. I have apparently eaten something that my body does not appreciate as much as my taste buds did. So I have been paying for it. I am feeling better though thanks to my Pepto and Imodium cocktails that I have been taking quite often. Because of this I decided not to practice today. Which isn't a huge problem because I still have 8 days til and fight and I want to make sure I am healthy. If I fought sooner I would have been on the mat today no matter what.
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A Note From Daniel McCormick in Beijing |
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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
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Daniel McCormick is representing the USA as a Judo Olympian in Beijing, China. Daniel is a former student of Jim Irvine. (Jim is an instructor at the club who recently came to us from Texas). The head instructor for Daniel during his 10 years in Dallas was “Ace” Sukigara assisted by Judy Choquette)
Jim
Well, the trip has gone well thusfar. We have been trying to get used to the time difference and our schedule so we will be prepared for our competition.
Our first stop was in San Jose, California where we underwent our team processing. We got a ridiculous amount of clothes which included a suit for opening ceremonies, 4 pairs of shoes, and too many shorts and shirts to count. Some of my teammates and I went through a 3 hour Olympic Ambassador program to prepare for the press and the cultural differences we may encounter in China.
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