JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================Z" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?.a3ֲZOgV5&*=㌲+Ie9{6Ѭ$nmS=ȒYrss*`2H"9随y3 RN1HRӓPY>{B )K|OgwjpAc$9<3qTpkZnWoڮdVҺsUJ{P*q#*)탑UK$^-Z<0lrP1ZꚭS!PpyVh:=A5R,ud=93tWu6 %X|] '$wS{{e k͗TQ$wNvXV֗FvdQ9+yukc'na}7"*,$"fm,UXhU2xہ5h;f݀ (O$A;!h篵`Y[_@]$GejzkhdWR0H^yM%步\YФd@V28 H릣m.ey2y)sP3Zy$V"ߜ6xC5RD*r}sSLwʕE9N.̠sUeRT]#zT=n'\}zS.Y%=,U)+@ɰ/z+Ihbu8ҐcS3Fq\|OL~Bm@Y"!C8 Z|E.n[@[4 R.{17(8\~T< 7t H8,qkмgm]+6u!Aׯ_:w$S L L:zWbN-M$Mij~! mcgaF ֝認yw[ 8|IwVQXd6;0\uo ][i F#qiY%byrmΧQ<3]x3W̵~@IvOFpJ65oX-emRKvXь9IpszbҺDEJPld n'O k_#K/HVT3&eC~ g9v}֑$0,ѓAȡ_a/]lǕ;@=vBEndi '붍˓sP *G5Z]Ia0 Υ~`xSr9~g[eecDU,6$a皆.moeX@|*օ-BRw$(gxՊU]fgzMq9D,dqSyrVy  `/Q{3EZ*y_-9UeՙFfJ+gN>F(.?+ޗK?4zq\*eH] *8mMmxfQј5 VnE'8?k񵶕rċzɟIPHC0nN3kؼA\k=m"Ey gVVKY$w«95REn8j'KB@@X< ~_hG-GGX}:;h:eک1X["-s‹;i$a[A+j\l2VA& 8#Uφz e]ʨ1LԯU(58ǯztʺwgᤛJm,r3W4V}Rf@xmc89׾!n;g' s]:z:hі 1:Ti3_:} #W,r@N+ƽ9EH`3awk+InegP9e\?G;i Uc@h Ͻ\q&|%mH8#T'K-l`Htj#÷w,,R!\͜?:˫k{),! r~N%Eo-R8#H*I#$ijc)[J(`1HI$~FmJc~ Dl>.WeΟ}mj9XѲBaXW(L2qFEA{o$p͏-B~5Շ-Bf5?/\j+ҦM6ܫ5,eI97}l.AQR&MZVG.@`0HA4L:0sS?*[mݎƵ d%nJ?640<-* 1L26 q!m y-;!3SV~=^y;?bIݭ lZU{A,8':S#n2\7b2C796+S ⊝@8&rocessed 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. It is more important to develop athletes who rely on themselves. I have found that you can have all the fancy equipment and professional coaches but if you don't want to achieve for yourself, it won't happen. </P> <P>"When asked how he beat the world four consecutive times in the Olympics, Oerter gave a surprising answer.&nbsp; "I didn't beat the world four times.&nbsp; Competition is a test of ones self.&nbsp; I made myself as ready as I could and then when I stepped up to compete I would say to myself I have prepared the best I can and there is nothing left for me to do but my very best." </P> <P>Al Oerter never did have professional coaching.&nbsp; But following his four Olympic victories he commented, "Now, I am introduced to professionals everywhere I go: therapists, psychologists, business managers, and trainers.&nbsp; But, I am used to being self reliant and it has worked well for me."&nbsp; Oerter's coaches were a calendar and a towel.&nbsp; He recalls, "my calendar had 1460 days on it, which was the number of days I had to train before the next Olympics.&nbsp; I checked off every day that I gave 110% effort."&nbsp; Then, during training I would use a towel to mark the distance I threw. I never set a goal on 'the perfect distance' I simply worked to beat the towel.&nbsp; Often people would watch me train but I didn't notice them much because I was so focused on that towel.&nbsp; </P> <P>"While training for the Olympics, Oerter adopted the training philosophy of Norm Schemansky: work hard for 45 minutes with no coaxing, no looking at mirrors and no B.S. talk. &nbsp;Norm quickly became one of Al Oerter's greatest heros.&nbsp; Oerter worked hard lifting 12 months a year.&nbsp; So, at age 32 when he won his fourth Olympic Gold Medal, he was 6'-4" an