JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================lK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?t*#;3[W"B*cHA#'|aXY;H>O׭dH޴Ѵ)<d2zAP\MP?~p_A9Wjq2w> V1l}RM_Lxfqíh1eږt7W)inT`rqV=^1YF;\_ 6dUyۄSaDk2‚}+ֵ.$JU"^Gn+6nO#rl:N:b^ #qeCXe{?:x$c5NIUO`#i;TܤotI$1#j`~5ˉwa5l|)&A }wz?|i>IZɍ:-\u9tZķŴs Hcc=W-&]זo.%y {p*ok}Fۨ oOS p^|e W"4vxG VAjcz)ClG {*^ḦH2ǂ#^q %;F4kb,'g휳,I<0g 2 J-\ڄҚ{a?/Z4X뉖e|xfPqeqbՙ߂kQ״!mc$\S'PVރti7Btf|bmvᑇ ~Y]y'ڪh$;{q^ ]NAH}M&A!b1\m.%%kEFU~GgilB2O]28[<+h I5n9*չڬ 4N*(T99H8 w2bcx~g2xi0Z!Q f2^bٷNǕ4Cqsq}ᎇþ4jk_u9RWsY+R7qrmHmKxQ5 mQi7+ ^kC-!su:z;U"8I:F2N =F+)(ݸ2K7-26rIUljlxR;r1^F VǟZ;ȝ&YkE?ݮKx5<pkҢMnA=}^&nbsp; Oerter won six national championships and set the World Record six times!</P> <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.&n