02672cam a2200229 i 4500 532113592 TxAuBib 980609s1998||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780918883094 0918883091 (OCoLC)39258135 IHI eng IHI KLG NMP OCLCQ HZK TXSCH OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO TXROP TxAuBib rda Glory and the games : USA / U.S. Olympic Committee ; foreword by Peter Vidmar. Salt Lake City, UT : Commemorative Publications, 1998. 217 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Albert Hill -- Johnny Weissmuller -- Jesse Owens -- Gretchen Fraser -- Karoly Takacs -- Walter Davis -- Agnes Keleti -- Lis Hartel -- Tommy Kono -- Ireena Szewinska -- Shun Fujimoto -- Amy Van Dyken -- Kerri Strug -- Spiridon Louis -- Wilma Rudolph -- Peggy Fleming -- Joe Frazier -- Mark Spitz -- Jim Craig -- Phil Mahre -- Valerie Brisco -- Launi Meili -- Dan Jansen -- Teresa Edwards -- Dan O'Brien -- Michael Johnson -- Jim Thorpe -- Paavo Nurmi -- Babe Didrikson -- Bob Mathias -- Toni Sailer -- Al Oerter -- Kipchoge Keino -- Olga Korbut -- Eric Heiden -- Oscar De La Hoya -- Bonnie Blair -- Alberto Tomba -- Dot Richardson. Inspiring stories from the greatest moments in sports history. The Glory and the Games captures the unique spirit of the Olympic Games through the inspiring stories of 40 of the most heroic Olympic athletes. The stories in this commemorative, photojournalistic collection are divided into three sections: Overcoming Adversity: There's Walter Davis from the U.S., taking the gold medal in the high jump in 1952 after having polio as a child, and Karoly Takacs of Hungary losing his shooting hand to a grenade and coming back to win gold in rapid fire pistol in 1948 and 1956 after learning to shoot with his left hand. The Great Comebacks: These include Dan O'Brien of the U.S., capturing gold at the 1996 Atlanta games after failing to qualify for Barcelona in 1992, and Spiridon Louis, from Greece, who came back from behind in 1896 to win the marathon for the Olympics' home country in the first modern Olympiad. And, of course, there are the Stars: Jim Thorpe, Paavo Nurmi, Olga Korbut, Kip Keino, Jesse Owens, Bonnie Blair, and more. All 40 stories in The Glory and the Games are lavishly accompanied by photos, and each reflects the courage, determination, and excellence that are the Olympic Games. 40 in-depth stories and stirring profiles of Olympic champions. Olympics.