10 Olympians who reach out to God: A slideshow
Whether they're anxious before an event or victorious afterwards, these athletes take a moment to commune with a higher power
By The Week Staff | August 1, 2012
10 Olympians who credit God: A slideshow
AP Photo/Matt Dunham
T
he Olympics may be secular, but the London Games acknowledge the role religion plays in athletes' lives, with venue prayer rooms, a multi-faith center in the Olympic Village, and 193 chaplains on call. Here's a look at 10 Olympians who give their higher powers a shout out, both before — like Brazilian gymnast Ethiene Cristina Gonser Franco — and after their feats of strength.
MOST READ
MOST SHARED
- How a female sex pill could save marriage
- Is it possible to think without language?
- A linguistic dissection of 7 annoying teenage sounds
- My husband has a small penis. Help!
- 32 TV shows to watch in 2013 [Updated]
- 5 ways the Samsung Galaxy S4 stunned an iPhone user
- Operation Swill: New Jersey's top-shelf liquor scam
- Is Wall Street literally writing America's laws now?
- Before Midnight is the most important cinematic love story of all time
- WATCH: Suspect defends brutal beheading of London man in broad daylight
- How a female sex pill could save marriage
- A linguistic dissection of 7 annoying teenage sounds
- WATCH: Suspect defends brutal beheading of London man in broad daylight
- How a Ghost Army of American artists helped defeat Hitler
- Stockholm is burning: Why the Swedish riots bode ill for Europe
- Is it possible to think without language?
- Operation Swill: New Jersey's top-shelf liquor scam
- Girls on Film: 6 Oscar hosts who would be better than Seth MacFarlane
- Eric Holder signed off on a Fox News search warrant: Finally, a smoking gun?
- The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
