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this fine, and they are worth
keeping and sharing with our
children,

In a world where heron
has been contused with pop-
ulisn, the opportunity to sce
the triumph of courage over
adversity, which is part of the
Olympic struggle of many
athletes, is an invaluable les-
son ro young people.

I do believe it is impor-
fant to remember that
behind the hype and glitter

of the games, coames dats,
months, vears on dediciien
to traning, We sce the up of
the iceberg inthe final per-
tormance, but don't always
recognize how much work it
took to get to that paase.
And much of that work is
done alone. [tis often a
lonely athlete who gets up
early in the morning to train,
who follows a strict dict to
maintain top physical condi-
tion, and who forgocs many
of the pleasures we take for
granted for the sake of trav-

el, commpention, and mich
needed rest

dias that dedication and
dscipling which makes them
speenl, win or fose, and
those Iwo qualtties reside in
all of us to some degree.
Some act upon it, but most
don’t.

As the stories of these
athletes come to the fore-
front, cut them out of the
paper or videotape them for
your children. Get the movie
Chariats of Fire and let them
see what it takes to get to

the Olympics. Then look
them in the eve and let them
know that cach Olympian is
just an ordinary person who
has worked extraordinarily
hard to be successtul.
itis something to admire, . an
and something to aspire to. . Re we ain ‘ OR ese Seg
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and the commercialism will e
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be much fess bothersome!
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