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...broke down during the Helsinki World Championships a year ago. Her resolve is stony: "I want to do all the commercials. I want fame and fortune." But her 5-ft. 5-in., 115-lb. body is made of china. "If you sharpen a pencil point so finely," says Leslie Kaminoff, Ashford's physical therapist, "it can break...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Dress Rehearsal for Lewis et al. | 7/2/1984 | See Source »

...ensuring a place on the 4 X 100 relay as well. "The reason Evelyn has so many problems," says Coach Pat Connolly, "is that she's at a new speed plateau. She is able to run faster than ever, but her hamstrings can't take the strain." Kaminoff treated the Injury with an Electro-Acuscope, a mysterious contraption related to Eastern acupuncture used by Sports Sociologist Jack Scott in reviving Joan Benoit before her victory in the marathon trial. Encased in tights, Ashford had to pull up in her 200 qualifying heat after 70 meters. An alternative favorite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Dress Rehearsal for Lewis et al. | 7/2/1984 | See Source »

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