Unbelievable.

I am all for Michael Phelps, and his quest for 8 gold medals (in a poll I said he will probably get 6) however, I believe the American spirit is better reflected in a story where our team overcomes a seemingly insurmountable opposition.

Reflecting on the 4x100 Men's Relay from last night reminds me of another Olympic team that overcame. How about the American Hockey team beating Russia. These are the kinds of stories that inspire and cause us all to leap from our couches screaming and hugging each other and more prominently feature the true enduring fire of American spirit that should drive our country.

In addition to the rocket boosters that seemed to propel us from behind to grasp gold in last night's race, there was a little bit of trash talking coming about how the US was going to be crushed. That was just the bright red cherry on top of the sundae. That race was just unbelievable.

For a great article about the race and comments from the swimmers read the following article:

'No way' turns into 'no quit' for Lezak, men's relay team

By Pat Forde @ ESPN.com

The video was up on YouTube for a while but has been removed due to copyright infringement. I am sure NBC had it pulled, however if you can watch that race I would highly recommend it.

Unbelievable.