JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================mK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?ǯlClJ9FKG[  ЩV2A!lGKG<O C<[$~q}Zh} ֳRLӔUթ];Uv 5xw$ץ7Z53LAWqɽu=N3{#lٯh$2XcPL,^ Y޶f=`ѹg  8SU(DLvP&l(@Bl630m9j096Taaq!g Br*ݍz%;KDvQǖ=\ld/%};SNh>F_5!^%wG eUVn{-Mp}@@ ?JXK/V0sƄ~ah,JW#WЯLy vVpyP9ocrZI٧۩ ^Jѫd CB&բr@> +3L"U.[%ҙ,j <9#^=/OEaLsT.wukk7Bf1O ?+|9G k#u T9IEgH? syJw>pW$ӼOnKSyoF|˪gޥr4zd8T)|EMyz|ո|Khԁj&KӠ!@F`|ÿGȾ FSsOvi d2Qx#Hnl?ֺ/ t$(cʟ@HʼǗ/uZEc<Ґ_T&?ڪLTV]ȁF9|ZSċ?botaZMop%,H3Tmus<%% 2'cZ CA漁.e29.FNk"hD*GGO5U;'XqcRH'*sv/yp"s=3מTim <P>The Al Oerter story begins back in 1944 when at the age of eight he first discovered weights by repetitiously lifting various objects found in the basement.&nbsp; "I had fun with weights," recalled Oerter.&nbsp; </P> <P>At age twenty, one of Oerter's coaches told him not to lift weights while training for the Melbourne Olympics.&nbsp; But Oerter remarked "I lifted for the fun of it."&nbsp; His first real experience lifting was in a gym where, he recalls, "there was an 'eye of the tiger' atmosphere there and I really felt the energy flow."</P> <P>Later Oerter was invited to visit a training facility in the former East Germany.&nbsp; His initial impression of the building was it's physical deterioration.&nbsp; But once inside Oerter recalls seeing the facility's technological advancements such as computers and high speed film. &nbsp;They could have film processed and back in as little as 10 minutes!&nbsp; But more importantly there were many other athletes there throwing discus.&nbsp; After his visit Oerter commented on the fantastic technology but said that he failed to see the relationship between it and athletes throwing discus.&nbsp; He expressed concern that technology would complicate the sport and take the humanity out of it.&nbsp; "Science is nice," he said, "but it shouldn't be overwhelming.&nbsp; Let's not develop athletes who are dependent on it.