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Taking a slalom down memory lane

By Brian Church
Special to ESPN Insider

Thursday, August 19, 2004

ATHENS, Greece – Another day, another venue, another happy surprise. Got to be honest here. I've been told to call it as I see it. You know what? I haven't seen a bad Olympic venue yet. And I've visited every single one of them, except 25. Seriously, a lot of preparation and money has given Athens several world-class venues. True, it won't make much difference after the Games, when state-of-the-art facilities are immediately converted into state-of-the-art kebab joints. But it's good ...

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