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...grip, but then boom, Esteban pops the clutch and the Subaru whinnies and I get in while it's moving and we're off, Esteban at the wheel. Like a getaway car! In a minute Esteban's doing 80 m.p.h. He's veering on and off the road. "¡Flojo! ¡Flojo!" Marisa is saying, urging him to slow down, but young Esteban has something to prove to her and to T/N, so 80 it is, the engine hitting high notes with full vibrato...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hitchhiker's Cuba | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

...flamboyant "Flojo" sent shock waves through the sports world in 1988 when she shattered two of its most coveted records. At the U.S. Olympic trials in Indianapolis, she ran the 100 meters in 10.49 seconds...

Author: By Alex Carter, | Title: Editorial Notebook | 9/23/1998 | See Source »

...Flojo received as much attention for her fashion statements as for her athletic exploits. At the 1988 Olympic trials, she wore a purple body suit without a left pant leg. For the Olympics of that same year, she painted three of her fingernails red, white and blue, and a fourth one gold to symbolize her quest...

Author: By Alex Carter, | Title: Editorial Notebook | 9/23/1998 | See Source »

...Flojo's legacy will certainly live on for many years to come. It will be present in her incredible world records, the countless athletes she inspired, and the fans who she attracted to her sport...

Author: By Alex Carter, | Title: Editorial Notebook | 9/23/1998 | See Source »

Just Al and FloJo. The images of Seoul. The dreams of Barcelona...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Of Tyson and Trump | 2/28/1989 | See Source »

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