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...seen as national heroes is strong in all countries, small and large. Even in the United States we feel, or are expected to feel, good about American medal winners. This positive feeling is the reason why advertisers stake millions of dollars on TV campaigns based on winners like Mark Spitz and Bruce Jenner. Our affection for these men is real. It is worth money. Imagine how much more a smaller, closer-knit nation feels for athletes...
...there will be another treat at Blodgett this February. Bernal has persuaded Doc Councilman, the swimming czar at Indiana University who has produced more Olympians than any other American coach--Mark Spitz et al.--to bring his charges to Cambridge for a dual meet soon after second semester begins...
...Mark Spitz...
...churned out more yardage than anyone else. Broadway Joe Namath was the milltown boy going wild in the big city, but he also had the best arm in professional football. If Schwarzenegger had any of their athletic achievements for his career's foundation, be would outdistance them all. Mark Spitz had the gold medals but was too abrasive, Bruce Jenner has the athletic credibility but little else. Schwarzenegger, the undisputed world champion in his field, is considered a freak, or at best, a novelty...
...doctor persuaded Joe to stop running and take up swimming, a radical regimen for football. The aim was to expand his cardiovascular endurance without risking his fragile knees. Soon Namath was doing 1,600 yards a day in the pool-and becoming known among his teammates as "Tarzan" or "Spitz." Namath did not seem to mind: "I can't say swimming is better than other exercises, but I know I feel as strong as I ever...