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I forgot one
"You deserve a gold for effort" award - Silvia Fontana
The other night I was watching ladies skating and saw an Italian lady come out and do a less than dazzling performance. The announcer then told part of her story.
30 year old Silvia Fontana was one of Italy's entrants not because she was a superb skater, because the Olympics has a rule that the host nation has to compete in every event. Silvia was a figure skater, not a great one, she never enjoyed much success. She had even retired 3 years prior. Italy needed another skater so they called Silvia in desperate need. Silvia said yes. She began working out 9 months before the Olympics started. She knew she was a filler, not expected to win anything.
After a dismal short program she was in tears. She was terrible and she knew it. She was embarrassed for herself and Italy. Not one to quit she went back out and skated the long program. The jumps were doubles and not triples, the lines were a Little wobbly, she was not very graceful BUT she accomplished something the eventual Silver and Bronze medalists did not do.......she never fell and hit the ice. The crowd went wild with appreciation for a 30 year old retired skater who placed 22nd out of 24th just to be a filler.
"You deserve a gold for effort" award - Silvia Fontana
The other night I was watching ladies skating and saw an Italian lady come out and do a less than dazzling performance. The announcer then told part of her story.
30 year old Silvia Fontana was one of Italy's entrants not because she was a superb skater, because the Olympics has a rule that the host nation has to compete in every event. Silvia was a figure skater, not a great one, she never enjoyed much success. She had even retired 3 years prior. Italy needed another skater so they called Silvia in desperate need. Silvia said yes. She began working out 9 months before the Olympics started. She knew she was a filler, not expected to win anything.
After a dismal short program she was in tears. She was terrible and she knew it. She was embarrassed for herself and Italy. Not one to quit she went back out and skated the long program. The jumps were doubles and not triples, the lines were a Little wobbly, she was not very graceful BUT she accomplished something the eventual Silver and Bronze medalists did not do.......she never fell and hit the ice. The crowd went wild with appreciation for a 30 year old retired skater who placed 22nd out of 24th just to be a filler.
Larry would do better than that, his gift of typoese gives his stuff a one of a kind feel.
Believe me, it's harder than it looks. 
