Me and the Olympic champion
Bruny Surin, 1996 Olympic champion in the 4x100m relay, and me (Aug/2006)
So there he was. Bruny freakin' Surin! Just standing there, all on his own, waiting to be called up to do some medal presentations. This guy is a legend -- Olympic champion, twice world champion, twice world championship silver medallist, world championship bronze medallist, twice world indoor champion.
And nobody even recognized him!
I walked my ass over there, introduced myself, and had my picture taken with him. And he was very gracious. Then, 5 minutes later, he presented me with my silver medal for High Jump. Then, 5 more minutes later, he presented me with my gold medal for Shot Put. And said, "Congratulations....again. You were obviously a busy guy."
Hangin' out with Olympic champions. Yup, that's me. Rubbing shoulders with the rich, the famous, and the decorated.
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2:29 p.m.
2 Comments:
Wow, that's cool you got a pic with him. And I can't believe I missed you with your Canada cape and all. I wouldve noticed that. Still there were a bazillion people there.
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tornwordo, at 6:22 a.m.
That's horrible that no one recognized Bruny.
I saw him once (briefly) and also met Mark (when I was a university student and I got to touch it, and everything - his medal, I mean).
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S, at 7:03 p.m.
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