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Edwin Moses
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 31
Athletics Competitor
Bobsledder
Olympic Athlete
Dayton
Ohio
Edwin Corley Moses
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Together
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People
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Digital

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Stretching was a major part of my preparation.
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I always got my work done before playing.
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I don't really see the hurdles. I sense them like a memory.
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The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track.
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I didn't get an athletics scholarship at a major school.
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I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.
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There are so many people afraid of a task. They get so overwhelmed by the obstacles in front of them that they shy away from reaching beyond a position of safety.
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Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just wanted to see what I could do.
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One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that competition.
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I wanted to go to medical school. But, I never got a college scholarship.
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I ran my first race the end of March, 1976. And less than four months later I was Olympic champion. But I had the background. It's not like I just ran one day and all of a sudden became a champion. It was a lot of work.
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Social ills: teenage pregnancy, gangs, children with behavioral problems. All these things can be alleviated if kids got more physical activity for starters.
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