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Relegated to the sidelines, the Poles and Norwegians pondered what might have been. But even some losers found joy in the act of participation. Italian defenseman Bob Manno, 36, a former N.H.L. All-Star winding down his career in dignified exile a long way from his native Niagara Falls, demonstrated the fine points of public relations. "I waited eight long years to play in the Olympics," he said. "This has been a great character builder." Character was not the principal goal of the medal hopefuls as the final, single elimination round began this week. Each face-off won and goal...
Apparently, little changed in Kahn's view of the Games between 1976 and 1984, and the one outstanding characteristic of his writing is its appreciation of equity. Kahn has little use for the all-star, the quadruple-gold medal winner. He even seems to possess a desperate hope that, somehow, the Games will actually be a fair, level playing ground devoid of the big kid on the block. It is this spirit that motivates his wonderful encapsulation of 1984's Olympic king, Peter Ueberroth...
...have things really changed? Magic took the national spotlight again yesterday--on the basketball court--when he played in the NBA All-Star game and fingerrolled his way to the game's Most Valuable Player award...
Furthermore, Magic, you didn't play in a single regular season game. Why should you have played in the All-Star game, which is reserved for the players who have performed the best in the first half of the season...
...fact, when Magic accepted his MVP award on television after yesterday's game, he passed up such an opportunity to promote safe sex. Instead, he delivered a different message. He said that by competing in the All-Star game, he demonstrated that the public does not need to fear people with AIDS or treat them differently...