JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================eK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?#U֘Vc^+F$&Gr;{Xֲb8KhU}ʎS#e)$5[z`c-z`6}UPjj5:2}Eb:Em9[*x TmFU Bg l.CŜstڰ SbиP ۏQ׹[ 3\wuօyoþlX"q?6DBݬ6\NSүkǎ=Bfхi6kฉ攱rKq[76(< 9 ='J̵7dշ*39nj P"`SvM].vVW.{޹Z7Գy^BY,3֣j u,[Xnc3c[Q'TIPIE#ֹX|9.Pp̤h;x <Ёs܀+gEj#8<֞e%ŕ\!0LWkdERwBuc充ę"?).j)J쩩_oudf**Z^c0`e8<iR]LɭZڄfim#Kv9?b6 <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.&nbsp; "Science is nice," he said, "but it shouldn't be overwhel