我最珍贵的奥林匹克奖
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="Greatest">Greatest</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span></p><p>我最珍贵的奥林匹克奖</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1936. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="Adolf">Adolf</span> <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span> <span word="childishly">childishly</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="master">master</span> <span word="race">race</span>," <span word="nationalistic">nationalistic</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="trained">trained</span>, <span word="sweated">sweated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disciplined">disciplined</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sophomore">sophomore</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span> <span word="State">State</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> 26 <span word="feet">feet</span> 8 1/4 <span word="inches">inches</span>. <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="broad">broad</span>-<span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="trials">trials</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="startled">startled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pit">pit</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 26 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="leaps">leaps</span>! <span word="He">He</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Luz">Luz</span> <span word="Long">Long</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="guessed">guessed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="won">won</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nazis">Nazis</span>' "<span word="master">master</span> <span word="race">race</span>" (<span word="Aryansuperiority">Aryansuperiority</span>) <span word="theory">theory</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Negro">Negro</span>. <span word="Angry">Angry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Hitler">Hitler</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="Der">Der</span> <span word="Fuhrer">Fuhrer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span>.</p><p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="exception">exception</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="jumps">jumps</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="leaped">leaped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="takeoff">takeoff</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foul">foul</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="fouled">fouled</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. "<span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="come">come</span> 3,000 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span>?" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="bitterly">bitterly</span>. "<span word="To">To</span> <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>?"</p>
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