The lure of the Games for Stosur

When Australian tennis player Sam Stosur competed in her first Olympics at the 2004 Athens Games, she readily admits she was overawed by the occasion and too shy to mix with athletes from other sports.

It was a very different story 4 years later, though, when one of her highlights at the Beijing Games was getting Michael Phelps to pose with her for a picture.

"I saw Michael Phelps walking across one of the pedestrian crossings and I just had to drop my bag, find my camera and get a picture with him," US Open champion Stosur (pictured) said with a broad grin.