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00:23 2716 years ago, within the shadow of beautiful Mount Olympus in the land of ancient Greece,

00:32 was born an institution known as the Olympic Games.

00:37 Emblematic of these glorious athletic festivals is the torchbearer,

00:42 who down through the ages has carried aloft the precious flame to the far corners of the earth.

00:48 Rome, Egypt, India, China,

00:56 through forests and trackless ways, over mountains and sea,

01:03 down to the present day.

01:07 The ritual of the Olympiads demands that this heroic flame shall not become extinguished,

01:13 but shall be kept burning at all costs, serving as a beacon whose unfailing light

01:19 shall guide all athletes in fair play and clean sportsmanship.

01:24 To give them courage and forever remind them of the brave and the strong,

01:29 whose nerves of steel and cool heads shall keep alive and preserve at any sacrifice

01:35 this precious spark for posterity,

01:38 that all mankind shall benefit by the light that never fails.

01:44 [music]

01:47 The first Olympic event was foot racing.

01:51 Therefore, let us briefly analyze the fundamental strides.

01:56 First, the sprinter.

01:58 Note the powerful piston-like action of the legs as compared to the long distance

02:03 or space-devouring stride of the miler.

02:09 And then that of the marathon runner,

02:11 whose effortless, untiring stride carries him for amazing distance.

02:16 And last but not least, the walk.

02:19 Perhaps one of the most graceful of all,

02:21 exacting the perfect coordination of all the muscles of the body.

02:25 Note the similarity of the walk to a dance.

02:28 [music]

02:45 Hey, wait a sec. We're off the track.

02:48 Uh, track.

02:50 Oh, yes, track.

02:52 One of the most spectacular of all track events is the hurdles.

02:57 Ready, set, go!

03:01 Nothing can compare to the ease and grace of the hurdles for sheer beauty of motion.

03:07 [music]

03:21 The pole vault.

03:25 Beginning with a short run, the pole is planted in the pit.

03:29 The swing up. Hold it!

03:31 We are now at the apex of the vertical lift.

03:34 Notice the position of the legs just coming into the jackknife.

03:37 Observe the swing of the hips and the knee flexation

03:40 as the legs progress into their arc, proprietary to crossing the bar.

03:45 Crossing the... You know, that reminds me of a poem by Tennyson, "Crossing the Bar."

03:50 Sunset and evening star, and one clear call for me.

03:57 And may there be no moaning of the bar when I put out to sea.

04:02 Don't you think that's a lovely thought?

04:04 I do.

04:06 All right, jump!

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04:10 Oh, yes.

04:12 From this position, the body arches itself in a graceful glide,

04:17 clearing the crossbar and settling it gently into the sawdust below.

04:22 [music]

04:46 Hammer throwing, more than any other event, calls for terrific muscular development,

04:52 plus height, weight, and mental alertness.

04:56 The hammer must be swung in a circle until terrific speed is attained.

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05:37 And last, but far from least, the decathlon,

05:41 a group of ten events arranged to test the athlete's stamina and power.

05:48 [music]

06:10 [music]

06:39 [music]

06:49 To the victor belong the spoils.

06:54 [music]

Goofy - The Olympic Champ (1942)

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