SINGAPORE -- It was a photo taken with Michael Phelps that inspired Joseph
Schooling to Olympic gold.
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mobbed by fans on his return to Singapore, he made sure he posed for a
few.Hundreds packed Singapores Changi Airport as the 21-year-old Schooling
returned from Rio de Janeiro with an Olympic gold medal around his neck on
Monday. He beat his idol in the 100-meter butterfly to deliver the first ever
Olympic gold medal for the city-state of 5.54 million.Definitely the highlight
of my life, he told the crowd. Thank you everyone for coming. This (gold) is not
for me. This is for everyone. Thank you guys.Schooling, who attends the
University of Texas, will spend four days celebrating in events in Singapore,
including an open-top parade.Sim Siew Png arrived at the airport seven hours
early in the hopes of seeing his hero.I wanted to see the golden boy, the
17-year-old Sim said as he clutched a pair of red swimming trunks that he hoped
to get autographed. Watching the moment live on television left me excited and
happy. My family was screaming.Sim was recalling Saturdays showdown in Rio where
Schooling built a big lead and won in an Olympic record of 50.39 seconds.
Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, South Africas Chad le Chlos and
Laszlo Cseh of Hungary shared a three-way tie for silver.Schoolings father,
Colin, did not travel to Rio but said hed dreamed of the Singapore anthem being
sung in the Olympic stadium.They did it this time, he said. That made my day.I
got a feeling that Michael gave him some words of praises. Im glad my son also
showed respect. That goes well with me, he said. Now we have to aim for the
world record.Schooling spent more than an hour thanking his supporters Monday,
signing autographs and posing for photos with fans as people screamed and
chanted his name.Schooling was just a 13-year-old kid in 2008 when Phelps showed
up to train at his club in Singapore ahead of the Beijing Olympics.While other
kids rushed at Phelps wanting photos, Schooling was frozen. He couldnt believe
his swimming idol was in front of him. Eventually, he mustered the courage to
ask for a picture, too.A lot of this is because of Michael, Schooling said after
his victory. Hes the reason why I want to be a better swimmer.Schooling is
already inspiring young Singaporeans.I came to support him because hes friendly,
approachable and very nice to little children, Judy Eng said, recounting how her
nine-year-old son was on the receiving end of one such swimming pep talk.Not
only is Schooling a good role model, hes also a little wealthier now too.By
winning his countrys first Olympic gold, Schooling earned a bonus of $1 million
Singapore dollars or nearly US$750,000.
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Iowa State on Saturday, sending the Cyclones to their third consecutive loss.
The Longhorns (14-4, 3-2) got their biggest win of the season with their third
in the row in the Big 12.It seems the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have not seen the
end of their week of change. According to TSN Winnipeg beat reporter Sara
Orlesky, reports emerged late last night that the Bombers quarterbacks had been
informed that Max Hall will get the start for their Friday night match-up
against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The announcement comes just 11 days after head
coach Tim Burke named Justin Goltz the teams starting quarterback for the
season, a move that saw incumbent starter Buck Pierce demoted to third-string
duties. On August 1 Burke said, “[w]e want to have continuity with our offence
and we feel like Justin will give us a better chance for week in and week out
continuity.” Between then and now, however, the Bombers have undergone a serious
front office overhaul. On Friday the team announced it had dismissed both
general manager Joe Mack and chief executive officer Wade Miller. The team
followed those announcements up earlier Monday by appointing former Ticats head
coach Marcel Bellefeuille to its offensive coaching staff. When asked about the
decision Monday, Goltz did not hide his displeasure. “Obviously Im not very fond
of it,” Goltz told reporters. “I dont really understand it. I think it was
poorly managed, but Im 25 years old, I feel like Ive got a bright future and
that the best days of my football [career] are ahead of me.” “I wwasnt really
given an explanation.
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wants to win now and that theres a lot of pressure on peoples jobs. I think that
everybodys trying to search for a fast fix and I dont necessarily think that one
persons going to come in here and turn around our offence.” Burke would offer up
that the decision came from his teams offensive staff when asked about the
decision. “Gary [Crowton] and the coaching staff on offence unanimously and
passionately chose Max to be the quarterback,” Burke told reporters. “There was
no pressure from anybody to make that decision.” The shuffle did place Pierce
back up to the back-up role in the teams quarterback depth chart, but the
31-year-old veteran was not taking much solace in his improved lot behind
centre. “They made a very rash decision, the powers that be, after Week 4 saying
that Im number three,” Pierce said Monday. “I think a lot of people are making
decisions very quickly.” Winnipeg remains last in the East Division with a 1-5
record on the season, having lost their last four in a row. Pierce and Goltz
have combined for 109 completions on 184 passing attempts for a total of 1, 321
yards so far in 2013. The pair has combined for four touchdowns while tossing
seven interceptions. Hall is yet to appear in a CFL game over his professional
career.
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