Rulon Gardner for The New York Times

"Rulon Gardner, the 2004 Greco Roman Wrestling gold medalist, is attempting a comeback for the 2012 London Olympics despite retirement and a weight issue that landed him on NBC's The Biggest Loser, once weighing in at 474 pounds. He'll have to drop from his current weight of 315lbs to 264lbs or under in order to compete. Gardner poses after training in the wrestling room at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012."

I'm a sucker for a good sports story, and an attempt at a comeback is always interesting to witness.

At the age of 40 Rulon Gardner is trying to return to where he once was, standing on the Olympic podium hearing "The Star-Spangled Banner" playing with gold around his neck.

Last week I made my way up to the USOTC to see the progress that he's been making for the paper of record.

After witnessing what Rulon called a "light workout" with members of India's National team, I had some time to set up a couple of lights while he spoke with Jeré Longman for his story that ran today.

I wanted to use the great color on the floor without being repititive of my other images so I put a bare strobe head in a small hallway and pumped 1000w/s through two narrow windows to create another graphic element on the floor.

After shaking what I can honnestly say is the largest hand that I've ever shook, Rulon stepped right in, the consummate professional, and allowed me to accomplish what I needed to in just a few minutes.

Before he headed out to catch a plane to Austin for training, we talked for a few minutes about his alma mater, Nebraska, Cornhusker football and family friend Johnny Rodgers whom Rulon had met a few years ago. In my line of work I'm around plenty of professional athletes and Rulon was definitely among the most personable.

Of all the stories leading up to London 2012, I'll be following his closely.

AFC Wild Card Playoffs | Steelers v Broncos

I told people all week, "I've seen crazier things happen than the Broncos pulling an upset."

Turns out, I was correct.

I'm not sure how it seemed, felt at home on tv from the comfort of your couch but from my spot on the field the Broncos seemed to have control of the game from almost the start until the dramatic finish. Not once did I think that they wouldn't pull it off.

I'd love to be at any of the divisional games next week. As my buddy John Leyba from the Denver Post put it after the game, "the playoffs are addicting."

I thuroughly enjoyed the pressure packed situation that I was under today. I don't think my images quite reflect it but I felt in the zone all afternoon. Things seemed to happen in slow motion...just with the players backs to me, the game winner included.

I'm not one bit dissappointed though because as a team along with Getty staffers Jeff Gross and Doug Pensinger, we had all our bases covered. As long as our team makes the/an image, it's a success.

Next week I'll be one of the masses, on my couch, cheering them on. If I can't be shooting the game I might as well enojy a beer.

More images from the game here.