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Article: Olympic sights, sounds overpower problems
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 4, 1996
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In one instant, it all changed.
Atlanta, where the world came to celebrate great athletes and
sports, became a victim of terrorism. Instead of remembering the
Centennial Olympics for Michael Johnson, Dan O'Brien, the U.S.
women's gymnastics team or Muhammad Ali lighting the torch, many will
think of the bomb.
Not so for my 16-year-old nephew Josh and me. We spent five
days in Atlanta during the first week of the Games - just missing the
explosion by a few hours. Josh and I are lucky: Our memories are not
clouded by the harsh realities of the real world. We will remember
great athletic performances, scalping tickets and the huge street
festival we were part of.
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