Christmas Gifts for All!

[SteveU]

What would YOU like to have seen your favorite athlete, celebrity, or message board poster (or anyone) get for Christmas? It can be serious or wink-wink sarcastic (not hurtful) ... you know how they do in the newspapers each year and stuff ...

I'll start:

For Dathan Ritzenhein: A year of injury-free training and racing (gift might not be able to start today, depending on what you've read)

For Jordan Hasay: A career as free from negative speculation as any young prodigy can hope for.

For Foot Locker and Nike: The ability to create a marriage made in heaven.

For Great American: A successful move to the new Hoover venue.

For the Detroit Piston and MSU Spartan basketball teams: For each a new championship trophy.

etc. I know you guys can come up with some good ones. No debating ... just fun wishes, please. (also posted this in playground).

[wineturtle]

To all on board....getting your various qualifing times,while remaing injury free.
Larry and Grete- speedy recovery also extended to all the wounded among us.
To the USA Team- a couple/three half milers and some sticky stuff for the relay batons.
Brian Clay a number 1 ranking.
The 4x200m Relay Record Broken here in NYC with moi in the stands.
To all the fans-a clean sport.
Stacy-5 metres
Millrose Games- a rebirth
Icahn-more BIG time meets(and plenty of little ones)
To the author and her family -JOY!!

[Wolverine318]

US hockey team- Beat Canada in the Gold Medal Game
Michigan Hockey team - Win an NCAA title
OSU, Notre Dame, and Michigan State football - A 5-7 season, with a loss to Michigan and missing a bowl by one game
UofM Football - 12-0, NCAA title
Redwings-Stanley Cup
Cubs - World Series
Bears - Super Bowl win
IU basketball team - losing season and fire mike davis
MSU bball - lose in the first round of the NIT postseason tourney
UofM bball - make the NCAA tourney
UofM softball - win another national title
UofM baseball - make the college world series

[cnick]

FSU
Football - An Orange win against Penn State followed by a top 5 finish next season with wins over Miami and Florida
Baseball - Actually winning a College World Series, for once
Basketball - An ACC road victory
Cross Country - ACC team title and Top 10 at NCAAs
Track - National titles

Jwaksman - A sense of humor ;-)

Everyone else in the LL - Good health and many happy miles!

[KenA55]

For Mr. Tony Dungy and family, a man who's simply been the epitome of thoughtfulness, down-to-earth intelligence, and class at every level I've seen him play and coach at from his college days here, forward-

were it in my power he'd receive the chance to go back, hang the career up for a year, and do whatever it took to bring '05 in on a happier note.

[Sebrle]

My gift is to myself and the Seahawks, and that would be the unimaginable ultimate present of a super bowl win (or even appearance), we had the Huskies and now the big one is within grasp.

I’d also ask for Max Strong pro-bowl trip that Shaun didn’t pay for but Santa came early on that one ;)

[Sulus]

Steve Yzerman- A great ending to an amazing career.
The American public- Good options in the 2006 election.
The Iraqi public- A functioning and stable democracy.
Pittsburgh Steelers- A surprise Superbowl win.
Detroit Lions- New ownership.
The World- Empathy.
Myself- A new achilles tendon and a whole lot of luck. And a job. And a girl. :p

[KenA55]

Jeff Reardon- his own jewelry store that he can rob without getting arrested.

[LongLiveLydiard]

For Mr. Tony Dungy and family, a man who's simply been the epitome of thoughtfulness, down-to-earth intelligence, and class at every level I've seen him play and coach at from his college days here, forward-

were it in my power he'd receive the chance to go back, hang the career up for a year, and do whatever it took to bring '05 in on a happier note.
Hear hear. VERY WELL SAID - thanks.

L3

[LongLiveLydiard]

1) For Sulus and others, an "Achilles Tendon Repair Kit," proven to be safe, effective, legal/ethical, and affordable, of which I am inventor/distributor. Not trying to be wealthy - just want to help others, and earn a comfortable living where I can hang with runners and go to the best track meets around the globe.

2) For my three sons, lots of healthy training/racing/PRs this year. May running continue to bring you much fulfillment and joy, and may your running accomplishments far exceed mine. You can do it!!!

3) And for me, at age 48, to be able to develop the form shown in Sulus' avatar! And to be able to train and race at the level I know I'm capable of. See #1 above.

L3

[KCTrack]

To patti an Olympic Trials Qualifier...
To zat a year of training with no pain and more time...
To steveu a smaller eraser...
To Filipe a storm to chase...
To everyone a blessed 2006 with many rewards and great satisfaction...

[harrier12]

To Ryan Luce (my old hs coach), the best in your continued recovery from knee surgery, those 4:01 1500 legs have not left you yet.

To Rachel Bryan, somewhere to run if you're still at Tulane, or a good start wherever you are.

To that wonderful institution of higher learning known as California State University Channel Islands, a donor that will give us the money for athletics.

[lasseviren]

for my home state: an uncorrupt and competent (sp?, irony?) governor to be elected in 2006.
for my university: carrying out any portion of the master plan that does not deal with athletics.
for my sister: a safe birth of her first child (in feb it'll be uncle lasse!)
for my parents: continued good health and fewer expenses on my account (graduating in may!)
for me: the continued happiness and well being of my friends and family. a new glute would be nice right now too!