Faster

In 1988, the eyes of the world turned to the Olympic Games hosted in Seoul, South Korea and quite possibly the most intriguing event was the men's 100 meter. On the line was not only the title of the fastest man in the world but the fastest man ever. The field was full of great athletes, four of the eight finalists posted a time under 10 seconds and the headliners were two record setters, Ben Johnson of Canada and the US's Carl Lewis. The field did anything and everything to get to the top of the world, including cheating. To be more specific, six of the eight finalists tested positive for steroids at some point during their career. The most infamous was the winner of the race and world-record setter, Ben Johnson, who was striped of the gold only one day after winning it. The race lives in infamy for its tainted finalists.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/23/sport/olympics-2012-ben-johnson-seoul-1988-dirtiest-race/

Winning is everything. Whether we believe it or not cheating goes on today in major sports and it is a disgrace to those people who worked hard to get those athletes to the top of their profession. There are many stories of steroid using all throughout sports but I chose the story of Ben Johnson because he was a witness to this so called cheating. In his mind it wasn't cheating because he was a witness to others doing it during the world championship the previous year. To me this is ridiculous, to say the least. The sports in modern society have become as much about finding a way to cheat as it is about hard work and training. Athletes will do anything to win and they could care less about how they do it. Is winning without your dignity or class still winning? To me it isn't but it's a question that the world's greatest have to ask themselves on a daily basis.

Welcome one and all to the inaugural post of Omaha's best new blog! For my first post I will introduce you to the man behind the screen, the Nick Sudbeck. I am 15 (16 in less than a week) and am the older of two children, with a younger brother named Joe, who is 9 and bears very little resemblance to me. I attend the Creighton Preparatory High School. I am an avid Creighton basketball fan who attends all of their home basketball games and follows them as they tackle the challenge of transitioning from the Missouri Valley Conference into the more difficult Big East Conference. The Jays are one of the most highly skilled offensive teams in the country and are led by some of the best shooters in division one basketball, but my favorite is the lumberjack look-a-like Ethan Wragge.  Although watching basketball is entertaining, I prefer playing the sport instead. I am currently on the sophomore basketball team at Creighton Prep and we are enjoying a great year with only one loss, Papillion La-Vista Monarchs, on our resume. It was a heart-breaking loss that came at the last second.

Our team is a great, competitive one to be a part of with many fantastic athletes and personalities. We are a fun group and just had a fantastic team-building bowling experience followed but chicken fingers at Raisin Cain’s. Some other hobbies of mine include fishing on my Grandpa’s land in Hardington, Nebraska, watching movies of all kinds and taking long walks along the beach in front of a sunset. I love to laugh and have a great sense of humor, which I share with those that are apart of my life. I hope you continue to visit my blog to get my insight on just about anything and everything there is to talk about.