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I remember seeing the 1997 (?) Hawaii Ironman Triathlon. There were these   2 ladies who broke down within sight of This Site the finish line. They were totally   dehydrated ! They refused assistance and managed to crawl across the   finish. These ladies were TOUGH !!! Or how about the 1984 Olypmics in LA. Remember the woman torkling and   almost falling the last lap in the marathon ? THAT was an achievement ! Hope that helped…. — Christian Herboth ICQ # 52515902

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The atheletes name was Derek Redmond Pulled hamstrings I think And the B******S  D/Qed him! (not like he was gonna get a medal or anything) 400m? Dave.

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I am giving a speech on athletic achievement. I recall a British athelete injured in the Olympics (1992?) and his father came out of the e replica watches stands to help him finish. I would info on that and other courageous athletic stories. I have searched and searched and can’t find my way through. Got sources?       Bob * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and link easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free! Dear Coach;

I remember seeing a profile on Derek Redmond, the athelte in quesiton, on NBC during the Atlanta Games.  It was one of replica watches vintage rolex those obviously manipulative "one of the Olympians" type of shorts, but the story itself is quite moving. The event he was injured in was the 400m semi final. Myself, and many others, felt he had a legit chance at winning a medal. As an addition to the other posts, Derek met his wife, Olympic swimmer Sharon Davies, the same evening in the Olympic Village in 1992. They were married and later had a son.  Sadly, today they are no longer together…you may want to omit that from your talk : ) Derek now works for a Sports Management firm in London, but I’m not sure which one. You might be able to get in touch with him via UK Athletics. Sebestain Coe is another possible story.  He recovered from a mysterious glandular injury in 183, which left him seriously ill and incapable of Report training, to defending his 1500m title in 1984, the only athlete thus far to achieve that. (he also set the still standing Olympic record) I hope this is helpful. Marty Before you buy.

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S Jim Eisenreich (sp) American baseball player with S Tourrette’s Syndrome Um, how does Tourette’s Syndrome affect athletic performance? Unless all the cussing uses breath that could be put to better use performing …

Eisenreich was severely adversely affected by the abuse he took from fans. He has since played while medicated, which has impeded his performance. You could add in Bobby (basketball) Jones of the Philadelphia 76ers, who played fast, athletic, aggressive defense despite being on medication (phenobarbitol?) for epilepsy.

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Try hitting a 95 mph fast ball with a twitch (Eisenreich had twitches, not sure if he had the uncontrolled speech also). Seriously, people with Tourette’s Syndrome face a lot of ridicule and societal ridicule.  Maybe not up the the cartier ballon bleu replica level of Lance or Lemieux but someone who  faced a lot of adversity.

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