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It really hurt!"&nbsp; The doctors told him there was nothing they could do.&nbsp; But, Oerter persisted.&nbsp; So, the doctors agreed t try a method where they froze the muscle, taped it, gave him ammonia capsules and then hoped for the best.</P> <P>Since each competitor gets to keep their best throw from the previous days preliminaries, Oerter could have stayed in the top eight without over extending himself.&nbsp; However, he said, "I just thought about the four years of hard work and those 1460 days. &nbsp;I did not want to cheat myself."&nbsp; Then during finals each competitor was allowed three throws.&nbsp; But becuse of the excruciating pain, Oerter decided to make the 2nd throw his last.&nbsp; "So," tells Oerter, "on that second throw I gave it everything I had."&nbsp; He threw an Olympic record!</P> <P>When asked about the struggles xperienced in training for the Olympics, Oerter replied, "Barriers in life happen all the time.&nbsp; You have got to step it up.&nbp; If you back down, you never learn anything about life or yourself."&nbsp; Later in his career Oerter did have Olympic coaches who would really push him but he always knew it ws to make him better.</P> <P>Al Oerter was also a great success in the business world. 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Currently, Al Oerter is living in Colorado.&nbsp; And he is still a lean, but powerful 260 pound man.&nbsp; Although he is retired, he stays quite busy as a motivational speaker for a variety of corporations and as a husband, father, and grandfather.</P> <P>We thank Al for the opportunity to tell his story......................... </P>om left var windowY = 25 // from top function openQuoteDay() { var win = window.open("QuoteDay.asp", "QuoteDay", "width=800,height=500,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes"); win.moveTo(windowX,windowY); } function openBlogIndex() { var win = window.open("blog_index.html", "BlogIndex", "width=800,height=500,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes"); win.moveTo(windowX,windowY); } function openAboutBFS() { var win = window.open("home_changed.asp?mode=about", "AboutBFS", "width=800,height=500,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes"); win.moveTo(windowX,windowY); } function openCalendar() { var win = window.open("Calendar.asp", "Calendar", "width=800,height=500,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes"); win.moveTo(windowX,windowY); } functioe said that. 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