BEIJING 2008 -- ON 08-08-2008 AND MICHAEL PHELPS WINS 8 GOLD MEDALS TO BECOME AN OLYMPIC LEGEND

BEIJING 2008 OLYMPICS AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE AUSPICIOUS NUMBER 8

THE NUMBER "8" IN CANTONESE MEANS "PROSPERITY" OR "TO PROSPER". AND WHAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER IT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE FOR GIFTED AMERICAN SWIMMER MICHAEL PHELPS WHO WON 8 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS TO BECOME THE GREATEST OLYMPIAN EVER!

JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT THE CHINESE WERE RIGHT IN CHOOSING SUCH AN AUSPICIOUS DATE FOR OPENING THE BEIJING 2008 GAMES AND HAVING IT BE ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL OLYMPIC GAMES EVER!

THE WORLD AUDIENCE IS MORE MEDIA AND INTERNET SAVVY THAN EVER BEFORE AND THE AWARENESS OF THE OLYMPICS GAMES IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH. THE WORLD IS TRULY MORE GLOBALIZED THAN ANYONE THOUGHT IT EVER WAS!

MICHAEL PHELPS' 8TH CROWNING OLYMPIC GOLD

HERE ARE SOME MORE PHOTOS OF MICHAEL PHELPS ON HIS JOURNEY TOWARDS HIS 8TH OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL IN A SINGLE OLYMPIC GAMES.

PICTURES ARE FROM NEW YORK TIMES.