It remains overwhelming, an astonishing achievement after two decades; the only contemporary rival I have seen (though more rigorous and thorough) is in Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.
But as he watched Jonny Wilkinson's kick somersaulting through the air toward destiny and a phalanx of fat blokes in face paint and jester hats the prime minister must have felt an overwhelming sense of achievement.
As one Outsiders client says: "There is this overwhelming sense of achievement that I have somehow fulfilled my calling as a man and my self-esteem is lifted for a few important moments".
According to David McClelland, entrepreneurs are driven by an overwhelming need for achievement.
It offers one of the most remarkable disproportions between the precise personalism of its action and the overwhelming scope of its achievement.
Though Farah's achievement was overwhelming in its emotion and historic significance – after all, he ran into the club of such distance- running legends as Emil Zatopek, Vladimir Kuts, and Miruts Yifter with his gold medals in the 10,000m and 5,000m – in some ways Daley's bronze in the 10m platform diving was more remarkable.
Still, overwhelming is overwhelming.
Spieth has turned the tournament into a Tiger who? event, and believe me that is some achievement given the overwhelming nature of the Woods obsession, which obliterated interest in almost everything else until this kid engaged the afterburners.
The overwhelming sense that, despite your achievements, you will be judged on your body above all else can be crushing, contributing to eating disorders and feelings of low self-worth.
