USA point guard Jason Kidd said Beijing will be his final Olympics. He could go out as one of just a handful of Americans with two gold medals in men's basketball is the U.S. wins the tournament that begins Aug. 10 at Wukesong Indoor Stadium.
The Dallas Mavericks veteran also wants to deeply breath in the smells, listen closely to the sounds, and let his eyes swim in the sights he'll encounter in China.
"In 2000, I kind of did that," Kidd said of winning the gold in Sydney. "But it was more like I was young and I felt I would come back again. ... [The opening ceremonies are] unbelievable. It goes too fast. We're one of the last countries to be introduced. You walk in, see all the other countries ... it gives you goose bumps. But now that I know how fast it goes by, I'm going to try to walk a little slower."
