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Olympian speaks of passion for sport

Abstract:
In the early '90s, a future Olympian watched in amazement as short-track speed skaters leaned at near-impossible angles while they circled the ice rink. It was in that moment that he found his passion.

"That's when I was like, 'I want to do that,'" Apolo Anton Ohno said....

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lex

posted 5/03/08 @ 11:01 AM CST

i just wanted to say that this website is a huge help to me b/c i chose to do u as a project this yearin in school and i just wanted to say that u are an inspiration to me and i think your a awesome a athlete and i loved watching you win on dancing with the stars. thanks again..

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Amazon Herbs

posted 5/14/08 @ 11:03 PM CST

This is not the usual story of an Olympian. Without his father, he never would have got to be an Olympian. Many times the story is how they got to the Olympics despite lack of support from family.

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