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To: yarddog

“The saddest thing to me is that he really was a great athlete.”

Arguably, as a decathlon winner, one of the greatest. I’m sure there were little boys during that time who dreamed about being him, or at least doing what he did. I would like to know what his childhood was like, and what led to this.


40 posted on 06/01/2015 6:10:46 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: pieceofthepuzzle

It is probably an easy prediction that his life will not end well.


43 posted on 06/01/2015 6:14:33 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: pieceofthepuzzle

“’m sure there were little boys during that time who dreamed about being him, “

I was a polevaulter and did the pentathlon in high school. Jenner was my hero. Yikes!


45 posted on 06/01/2015 6:18:34 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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