NINJAS

Last weekend in Ottawa the Canadian Olympic Committee brought about 80 Canadian summer sport Athletes to Ottawa for the 2007 Olympic Excellence Series. The guest speakers were awesome, and we got to take part in a big announcement about a new program from the COC.

But at dinner that night, the kung-fu ninjas arrived. They showed off all their ninja talents, and to top it all off, the head master ninja put a concrete slab on his chest and told me to smash it with a sledgehammer. I did as I was told, for as experience has taught me... when a ninja tells you to do something, you'd better do it.

The head master ninja's ninja-talents were impressive. He endured a sledgehammer blow to the stomach from one of the best lumberjacks Oakville Ontario has ever produced. His inner strength and focus was inspiration to all the Olympians in attendance.