Ohno, Twitter

Watching the Winter Olympics and started following Apolo Ohno on Twitter today.  It's very cool, as he is posting his tweets frequently and keeping us posted on what he's doing, where he's going, eating, etc.  As a sports event junkie, this is neat because I am always thinking logistics, rules and the fun stuff that happens in between games.  The best part though, was reading his thoughts and feelings before and after his first race.

ApoloOhno It's time.
ApoloOhno Wow...historical night for me...I have absolutely NO REGRETS...thank you all for supporting me...I'm on cloud 9...skated a brutal hard race!
ApoloOhno What a night. It feels surreal....
ApoloOhno As I lay here in bed, memories from the last 7 hours are replaying in my head. Carrying the struggle further, no regrets. I am smiling :-)

I'm brand new to Twitter, so excuse me if I'm stating the obvious or coming in late here.  The more you follow someone, the more you feel like you know them.  And in this case, the closer you feel to the Olympic experience.  I get it now.
Thinking ahead to World Cup this summer...how cool will it be to follow the players on Twitter?  It's a fun way to get direct, up-close-and-personal reports from the trenches.  A lot of the guys are already tweeting (Donovan, Rooney to name a few).
I'm glad I finally found it.