And , in case anyone missed the extent of his determination Kennedy says the Winter Games thankfully did n't echo today competition between superpowers . He says when Soviets , Sochi competed in space race , the goal galvanized Americans . He says they saw Kennedy 's moon goal as repudiation of Khrushchev 's `` bury you '' remark . Bob Greene : U.S. got there first ; today , there 's no race , just friendly competition , like in Sochi .
Kennedy says the Winter Games thankfully did n't echo today competition between superpowers . He says when Soviets , Sochi competed in space race , the goal galvanized Americans . He says they saw Kennedy 's moon goal as repudiation of Khrushchev 's `` bury you '' remark . Bob Greene : U.S. got there first ; today , there 's no race , just friendly competition , like in Sochi .