JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================iK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?S~xzwl{}jU 5t `vp~A梺q @ !zT.?qbr > LV5 m lsE^`q׊ 8ZZ@q֪V5]HfZ~tsOϱH7ߝax <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