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My Greatest Olympic Prize我最珍贵的奥林匹克奖 [1]It was the summer of 1936. The Olympic Games were being held in Berlin. Because Adolf Hitler childishly insisted that his performers were members of a master race, nationalistic feelings were at an all-time high. [2] I wasnt too worried about all this. Id trained, sweated and disciplined myself for six years, with the Games in mind. While I was going over on the boat, all I could think about was taking home one or two of those gold medals. I had my eyes especially on the running broad jump. A year before, as a sophomore at the Ohio State, Id set the worlds record of 26 feet 8 1/4 inches. Nearly everyone expected me to win this event. [3] I was in for a surprise. When the time came for the broad-jump trials, I was startled to see a tall boy hitting the pit at almost 26 feet on his practice leaps! He turned out to be a German named Luz Long. I was told that Hitler hoped to win the jump with him. [4] I guessed that if Long won, it would add some new support to the Nazis master race (Aryansuperiority) theory. After all, I am a Negro. Angry about Hitlers ways, I determined to go out there and really show Der Fuhrer and his master race who was superior and who wasnt. [5] An angry athlete is an athlete who will make mistakes, as any coach will tell you. I was no exception. On the first of my three qualifying jumps, I leaped from several inches beyond the takeoff board for a foul. On the second jump, I fouled even worse. Did I come 3,000 miles for this? I thought bitterly. To foul out of the trials and make a fool of myself? [6] Walking a few yards from the pit, I kicked disgustedly at the dirt. Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned to look into the friendly blue eyes of the tall German broad jumper. He had easily qualified for the finals on his first attempt. He offered me a firm handshake. [7] Jesse Owens, Im Luz Long. I dont think weve met. He spoke English well, though with a German twist to it. Glad to meet you, I said