JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================bK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?G\LM^Z 0QaBYx8ϱ}Q}ٙqUIZOv[W肯K,gnŭH6>A棒#ԏ¢ϯ79兡Uj\kRpP\DbzMip9cAKLHM.ǐ1~jb m3eҷ!E n9'5yl̬Ḑ*wӟLQT5Nm=́!S!x;wDCx+CFDs֯d 8fZE' ړHҮdQV="ݼMXg~n; R7GF ! 55{[Dj;}v:s۲uxPFPZxS@MXy%܁TrEԩ5BZ[i­08 1EP&w ervvV:GmHc1ZZ@3u'ibS>Fg^ִߵ\jHX]/WH Һָy\OBܢVWS(:GɆ%1̇@r7Z.&o&XI36 o"$xf=j|:RLq\5W8']Kyq3'dYH*8h_x.K<T{CWPoVe9 on#)MoomUm BIƨ(Ydڹ9y)4iIsgimlaQQv+9Y;aΗnxzK}7MidhlRyug7Rov+pku[#Pҟ)48TdIc`pjN&nr <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 t