Or at least sign a petition, rallying to have him be the German flag bearer at the Olympics.

I can't imagine Germany has a more famous face, and earning a bid to the Beijing Games obviously (Dirk's favorite word) meant a ton to him, judging by his emotional reaction to the clinching win over Puerto Rico. So he sounds like a swell flag-bearing candidate to me.

If I knew how to say thanks in German, I would do so to galemazuma, who sent me this link.

P.S. I'll be traveling most of the day. Headed to California for the Cowboys' training camp. (Memo to German readers: The Cowboys are a professional football team that is awfully popular around these parts.) Feel free to discuss any and all Mavs-related topics while I'm away.