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...badgered the coach, the guidance counselor and the principal. "Why don't you let her do something else?" asked Jose Miranda, whose daughter Patricia wrestled on the high school boys' team in Saratoga, Calif. "How about gymnastics? Or volleyball?" He begged her to give it up, even threatened to sue the school to get her off the mat. She wouldn't relent. Jose, a Brazilian-born family doctor, wanted his daughter to concentrate on school; he also feared for her safety. And for him, there was the obvious question. "Why would a woman want to wrestle?" he asked her. "That...
Jose was no match for his determined daughter. He agreed to let her wrestle if she got straight A's, and Patricia, now 25, delivered. She faces even tougher foes as a member of the U.S. women's wrestling team, which, like the sport itself, is making its debut in these Olympics. Miranda is a favorite in the 48-kg (105.5-lb.) division and leads a four-woman team into Athens. Each has fought off the tomboy taunts to get there. As it happens, most have grappled with personal tragedy as well...
...foolishness that pass for fun in Las Vegas should make us stop and wonder where we are going as a nation. PATRICIA DEE Glennie, Mich...
...history alongside Seattle Slew, who won in 1977; to a breeding farm in Midway, Kentucky. The injury was not career ending, but owners reined in the heroic Philadelphia-bred colt to avoid risk of further damage. "If anything else went wrong, it would break our heart," said owner Patricia Chapman...
...PATRICIA MIRANDA TELA O'DONNELL AGES 25 (Miranda), 22 (O'Donnell) HOMETOWNS Saratoga, Calif. (Miranda); Homer, Alaska (O'Donnell) EVENT Women's wrestling THE DRAMA The event is making its Olympic debut--a victory in itself. Miranda's dad begged her not to wrestle. Sorry, Pop, the kid's good. THE COMPETITION Two Japanese sisters, Chiharu and Kaori Icho, are medal favorites...