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Inspirational Olympic Stories
The Jamaican Bobsled Team,  Calgary, 1988
This is Jamaica. As you can tell, Jamaica and snow don’t go together!
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Proving once again that … Impossible is nothing!
Nadia Comaneci Montreal, 1976
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She obtained a perfect  score for the uneven bars. It was the first time in the history  of the modern Olympics.
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Nadia obtained  seven perfect  10s.
One can strive for perfection. It goes to show that
Lawrence Lemieux Seoul, 1988
The race began …
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Indeed, winning is not everything.
Masahiko "Happy" Harada Nagano, 1998
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Billy Mills 1964, Tokyo
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Wilma Rudolph 1960 Rome
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Doctors told her mother that her daughter would  never be able to walk again.  Too poor for hospitalization, her left leg became  deformed so she wore metal leg braces at age 6.  She was unable to walk until  her eighth birthday.
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There is no substitute  for courage,  hard work and  determination.
Oscar “The Blade Runner” Pistorius London, 2012?
Citius, Altius, Fortius May these athletes inspire you to press on in the challenges of your life. © megabum21 2008

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