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Babe Ruth
Daughter's Fondest Memory of Her Dad

  By Virginia Choi • February 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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Babe Ruth's daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens, shares her fondest memory of her dad. Continue reading

Tagged   1930s, Athlete, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Sports
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Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth’s Granddaughter on His Proudest Record

  By Virginia Choi • February 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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Babe Ruth’s granddaughter, Linda Ruth Tosetti, tells a crowd about Ruth’s favorite record and discusses his career in baseball with the Boston Red Sox and NY Yankees.

Tagged   Athlete, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Sports
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Babe Ruth
That Time He Promised a Home Run to a Dying Kid

  By Virginia Choi • February 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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When Babe Ruth heard that a boy from New Jersey, Johnny Sylvester, was very ill after falling off a horse, he promised Johnny a home run. Mr. Ruth ended up running three home games that day. His daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens, and author of the book “Babe and the Kid,” … Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Sports
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Babe Ruth
‘Anything That Promotes My Father is Just Absolutely Heaven for Me’

  By Virginia Choi • February 6, 2014 Uncategorized
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Julia Ruth Stevens, daughter of Babe Ruth, talks about how her dad was a "wonderful" person–but a strict and disciplinary father. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Babe Ruth, Baseball, Sports
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Winter Olympic Games
Shaun White on the Olympics: ‘It Gives Everything Purpose’

  By Virginia Choi • February 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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American snowboarder and two-time gold medalist, Shaun White, talks about how the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics is an integral part of his life–whether he likes it or not. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Snowboarding, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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Winter Olympic Games
Reactions on 1988′s Close Competition in Figure Skating

  By Virginia Choi • February 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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A post-competition response from: American figure skater Debi Thomas, German skater Katarina Witt, American skater Caryn Kadavy, and Canadian skater Elizabeth Manley. Continue reading

Tagged   1980s, Athlete, Caryn Kadavy, Debi Thomas, Elizabeth Manley, Katarina Witt, Skating, Winter Olympic Games
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Winter Olympic Games
Kristi Yamaguchi’s Interview After Her Gold Medal Performance in 1992

  By Virginia Choi • February 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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American figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi gives an interview following her gold medal win at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Continue reading

Tagged   1990s, Athlete, Kristi Yamaguchi, Skating, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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2012 Summer Olympics
Swimmer Rebecca Adlington on the Crowds At the 2012 Olympic Games

  By Witnify • February 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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Rebecca Adlington shares her feeling in winning a bronze medal in Olympics 2012 Continue reading

Tagged   2012 Summer Olympics, Athlete, Championship, Sports, Summer Olympic Games, Swimming
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Winter Olympic Games
Jeret ‘Speedy’ Peterson on His 2010 Skiing Experience

  By Witnify • February 3, 2014 Uncategorized
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Jeret Peterson, an American World Cup aerial skier from Boise, Idaho, shares his 2010 Winter Olympic experience. The games were held at Cypress Mountain, Vancouver. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Championship, Sports, Winter Olympic Games
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Winter Olympic Games
Champions Steve Mesler & Justin Olsen on the 2010 Winter Olympics

  By Witnify • February 3, 2014 Uncategorized
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Steve and Justin share their experience, hopes and struggles with being a bobsledder approaching the 2010 Winter Olympics. Continue reading

Tagged   Athlete, Championship, Sports, Vancouver, Winter Olympic Games
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