Reading the Olympians' fortunes
How many times have we seen it; an athlete offering a rueful shake of the head and shrug of the shoulders, and the only explanation for not winning: "It just wasn't my day." But would knowing if it was their day help? Athletes are a superstitious bunch, but consulting a fortune teller might seem a little bit too "ancient Olympics" for many of today's athletes, who put more faith in hi-tech equipment and specialized training regimes. However, it didn't stop us from doing it for them. We asked destiny consultant Master Raymond Lo, an expert in reading the I-Ching, the ancient Chinese "Book of Changes," which of the top sports people bound for Beijing would be successful at the Olympics. "I looked at their elements to see if there is good luck or not, or this year is favorable or not," he said from his feng shui-ed office on the 12th floor of a Hong Kong tower. "The only thing you can see is whether there is luck this time or year or not. Some will perform well, but some won't. We can see their personal fortune, but of course whether he or she wins the medal or not is also down to their competitors." With a dose of skepticism for any form of fortune telling, we only gave Master Lo the dates of birth of the athletes, not their names. From that he worked out the dominant elements that affect each one, and just whose luck was likely to be in during the Games and who might as well leave their lucky pair of underpants in the laundry basket. startclickprintexclude--> there's no medicine for that. If he was playing before 18 that means he needs fire to have luck. The luck he's moving into is not so good -- it's going down." she's just starting in a period of luck, so I'm not sure that wood is so helpful to her. If she is successful before it's because of earth. After 16 she's coming into wood luck. Her fire is not weak, so that is why earth is her good for her. Personally the luck isn't that strong for her, but the season of the Games is very good for her. And the year as well. She doesn't need fire, she is strong. She will be fine, but like the first one [Michael Phelps], not incredibly." both are exhausting her fire. If you are strong that is alright. And she is in luck and the season is good for her also. Every element is favorable to this lady." Verdict: Dead-eye Du to do it again. |
