Today is Sunday and they decided that we should have the day off. We were invited to visit the Beijing Sports Institute which is world-famous as a research Institute. After taking the subway for close to one hour, crammed into the cars with hundreds of riders (did I tell you about the 3 billion people who live in China?) We arrived at the station where the good Doctor was to meet us. Dr Lilian is a friend of the director of the school and he met us at the gate and gave us a tour of their facilities. I’ve got to be honest - it is the most impressive sports complex that I have ever seen! They have every state-of-the-art training aid and equipment I’ve ever seen. They have a motion inelastic room that can video any sports movement and play it back on a screen as big as the Imax in most of the theaters in the US. They also have a high-altitude training complex where athletes can benefit from the effects of training at high altitude with Hypoxia rooms for sleeping. The Chinese also developed the technique to preserve the body and for any of you who have seen the Bodies in Motion exhibit, the Chinese have their own exhibit at the Sports Institute. It was the most modern training complex that I’ve ever seen.
We spent the day with the director and he shared with us all the research that goes on daily at the Institute. He asked me to explain my system and how I came up with it. I went through the whole process and when I was through, he then asked me if I would come back and lecture to his student’s working towards their PhD’s. I was honored and floored to think that my system was something that he thought was worthwhile to share with these students. We had another Banquet for lunch and dinner as he showed us off to his colleagues.
He decided that he should drive us over to the Olympic Venues sites from the 2008 Olympics If you watched the Beijing Olympic games, you truly witnessed one of the best games of all times and one that the Chinese take great pride in. The opening and closing ceremonies were spectacular, and who could ever forget the performance of Michael Phelps at the water cube and Usain Bolt's electrifying performance in the Bird’s nest.
We drove over to the venues as the sun was setting and toured the facilities. The Bird’s nest at night is breath-taking, all lit up in dazzling colors with rays of light radiating from the inside out. The Cube is equally amazing with its blue and gold lights that circle the building. I can’t begin to express the beauty of those architectural wonders - It truly is a sight to see.
He drove us home late and I was ready to go to bed. Tomorrow is going to be another long day for me.
Good Night!
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