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...Hall is, as the song lyrics imply, that he does not try hard enough. His coach, the former Olympian Troy Dalbey, quit six weeks ago, complaining that Hall was training lackadaisically. Last month at a meet in Santa Clara, California, Hall placed 14th in the 50-m freestyle and 41st in the 100 m. His performance was a far cry from his explosive showing at the U.S. Olympic trials in March, when he qualified for the 50-m and 100-m freestyles, and the 4x100-m freestyle and medley relays...
...court," she says. "I couldn't control what was happening with my mom." Her mother recovered from the cancer, and the daughter went on to lead her team to a 35-0 season and the national championship in her senior year. Rebecca Lobo is now an Olympian...
...schedule that put her in the classroom three days a week but allowed her enough time to leave after her last class for weekend competitions in Europe. Even finishing school for the summer didn't free up much time for training or family--her husband Michael, a five-time Olympian, is her coach. In mid-June she flew to Iowa to present a paper in her area of research: games theory. "Fencing, actually, is a good application," she explains. "Fencers have to choose good strategies and try to influence the beliefs of their opponents." Even the stratagem of trying...
...combined $80 and then traded for Charlotte's Larry Johnson and his $71 million deal. This weekend's madness may have been best summed up by Charles Barkley, he of the $4.6 million a year contract. Upset with millions being thrown at young, unproven players, the 33-year-old Olympian said, "I'm firing my mother. She's off the Barkley payroll. She had me too soon." -- Josh Dubow
...lower than his present pace. Senakwami says fina, swimming's governing body, sometimes waives the rule to help promote the sport--and will do so. "It's an excuse," he says. "Somebody in Togo doesn't want me to go." If so, Togo will be losing not just an Olympian but also a parable of persistence. Says Senakwami: "I refuse to give up." --By Lawrence Mondi...