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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.
Edwin Moses
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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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One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that competition.
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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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