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_ Until an athlete is. ‘able to
force the body and:mind into
places where the: ordinary
person would aot: venture, |
he has not.really: found the
true satisfaction:of, sport. It
is a continual overcoming of
self in order to reach.a new:
level of wunderstamding ” of
oneself. oN

“Politics, on ‘ * the: ‘other
hand, seems ‘to. consist all

too often,: of. ‘wetting ‘your -

. finger, -putting it in the air,

_finding which’ way: the wind
blows, then pontificating . on,
_why the, wind: is correct. It is
a. game’ of ..compromise
which does not equate nor
meet with athletics at any
level.

: Gertain level bold® messages
for. politicians as well as
other members of thé world |
commiunity if they want to

The much- "maligned -

Olympic Games provide. the. f
_ Only. . forum, “in «the orld:

wher close’ to 10

‘a \ peaceful forum, uo
That i in itself is something:

Politics and "spot don’t
mix. When U.S. President

Obviously the Président .
doesn’t have the remotest
idea of the -years. of | self-
discipline and sacrifice: that

.go to make an Olympic

athlete. Perhaps the reason
for the Jack. of- knowledge is
that. self-discipline and
sacrifice. are very temote
concepts for politicians.

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To bdlatantly- threaten so
many. Americans ‘who have
given up *so: much to ‘par-
ticipate -at the highest. in-
dividual level shows a ‘total
disregard for these athletes.»

Even at the political. level...
one must:wonder: If nations,

through their leaders cannot

meet a

“any ground, then
‘not allow nations,
‘through their athletes: to
meet?

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As long as the many of-

_ ficials ‘and. -organizers stay

out of the way, athletes have
tae had. apotiog sana

world i in =

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not. Colorado; is. the . "likely

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use the American Olympic
team as'a political threat he
is imposing a direct and
unsubtle form of censorship
against his own people.

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enjoying each other's

“suc-. company. ‘Can: the same be
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until he/she has overcome that part of his ‘per- ,

sonality that i iS; by nature, lazy...

Too - -Many nations are
beginning to opt for the
censorship of. their -own
-athletes to achieve (or hope
to: achieve) ©. short _term
political goals.

‘Hf there is a retaliation,

‘Lake Placid could suffer

without the communist
world. And they . would

suffer. After all, they do .

have the bench mark on
- most sport events.

FOR INDIVIDUALS

. Officially the.: Olympics ;
are for ‘individuals, ‘ There

are no ‘official’. point: -totals,

political ~ sources:
careful tabs on Y which natio

to realize their ambitions:

and to strive for perfection:
That is work not for a nation
but the. single solitary

runner, swimmer, jumper —

whatever.

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Perhaps we have become

too sophisticated for Baron

rs ‘temperature. here:went to'70.
alternative site for the winter

‘degrees: next: month > and it
never does in February in

the Adirondacks, we still ©
wouldn't. move anything to -

Colorado,” said Ed Lewi of

the Lake Placid Olympic’ ”

Organizing Committee.

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Most of the NAL.
hockey teams who played
either Dynamo or Central

-Red Army claim they did not

have’ enough time to
prepare, or that they really
weren't all that interested in
the games.

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‘guys don’t understand that |

for many. of them it will be
the only opportunity to take

part in that high a calibre. of . .

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