Word: worldclass
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...some athletes, payoffs are the primary means of supporting themselves. Says one former Olympian: "Worldclass athletes would not be world-class athletes without taking money. They would never be able to afford the proper training and diet." Unlike Communist countries and many Third World nations-where athletes are virtual wards of the state-American and Western European track and field stars receive no direct support beyond their college years. Says Ted Haydon, University of Chicago Track Club coach: "U.S. athletes are pretty much destitute, dependent on handouts from track-shoe companies. They think it's a great thing...