Editors' Picks: Most Notable Sports Moment of 2012

Your group of local patch editors weighs in on the standout sports moments of the year.

Editor's Note: The following is part of a special "end-of-the-year" series in which local editors from your nearby Patch towns highlight their favorites in various topics.   Jonathan Friedman - Editor, Attleboro-Seekonk Patch From my earliest days through college, I was a competitive swimmer. I was never good enough to be an Olympian, but I have a tremendous respect for those who are. And every four years, it is exciting to see swimming in the spotlight. Special kudos go to Michael Phelps, who looked like he had lost his magic when he didn't even win a medal in his first individual event, the 400 IM (first time since 2000 that had happened), but then regained it later in the week with spectacular wins in the 200 IM and 100 butterfly, while…

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"Let Our Kids Be Kids" Part II

Set Against the Backdrop of the 2012 London Olympics, It is a Good Time to Revisit and Become Reacquainted with the Right Values

  This is a follow up – part II – of the column I wrote, "Let Our Kids Be Kids", that ran in Easton Patch on April 30 of this year.    The column urged the reinstatement of some healthy balance and healthy values to the relationship between parents and kids and the games, athletics, and recreation in which kids engage. As for today’s column, first off, everyone, please check out this audio-video – it is a Nike “Find Your Greatness” advertisement; it is part of the Nike ad campaign attached to the 2012 London Olympics. Every kid, every parent, should watch this ad.  It puts things in perspective.  It puts things in a healthy perspective. So here we are now about a week into the Olympics, and parents and coaches in America and all over the …

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