So confused...
Really enjoy listening to your show. Hope it stays around for a long time.
Big Brown sure didn't live up to his hype.
Here's hoping that Tiger can come back from the injury. Like John Clay, I rank this Open up there with Ben Hogan's comeback from the near-fatal car crash.
2 more athletes who performed under physical duress:
http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past...GT=1&OLGY=1948
1938 & 1948 Olympics - Karoly Takacs from Hungary wins 1936 gold medal in pistol shooting using right hand. Serves in WW II, grenade blast shatters his right/shooting hand. Learns to shoot over again using left hand. Wins gold medal in 1948 games shooting with left hand.
http://www.aloerter.com/Al_the_Olymp..._olympian.html
1964 Olympics - USA discus compe or Al Oerter tears rib cage cartilege just days prior to event. Throws anyway, torso heavily taped up. Wins 3rd of 4 consecutive gold medals in discus: '56 - Melbourne, '60 - Rome, '64 - Tokyo, '68 - Mexico City.
So confused...
and for the record big brown was not a dissapointment, he just wasn't 100%
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)