USA : FIGURE SKATER MICHELLE KWAN NAMED SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR BY WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION

Record ID: 988735

  • Title: USA : FIGURE SKATER MICHELLE KWAN NAMED SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR BY WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION
  • Date: 19th October 1998
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY. OCTOBER 19, 1998 (RTV-ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE SHOT OF WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL 2. MICHELL KWAN BEING NAMED AS AN AWARD WINNER 3. KWAN SAYING: "FOR ME IT'S ALWAYS TO BE MYSELF. AS A ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNGER KIDS I ALWAYS GIVE THEM ADVICE AND MY ADVICE TO THEM IS; TO ALWAYS DREAM HIGH, FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS, SET GOALS, EVERY DAY. THINGS YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH AND THINGS DO COME TRUE AND ALWAYS DREAM HIGH." 4. AL JOYNER PAYING TRIBUTE TO HIS WIFE ,FLORENCE JOYNER KERSEE , SAYING: "SHE DIDN'T REALLY CARE ABOUT BEING KNOWN AS THE WORLD'S FASTEST WOMAN OR FIVE-TIMES OLYMPIC MEDALIST. SHE WANTED TO BE REMEMBERED MORE AS A LOVING WIFE, LOVING MOTHER, MOTIVATOR AND A PERSON WHO KEPT TELLING KIDS TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS REGARDLESS. SHE BELIEVED IN THE IMPOSSIBLE AND MADE THE IMPOSSIBLE HAPPEN, BECAUSE WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN THE IMPOSSIBLE, DREAMS DO COME TRUE. BECAUSE WITHOUT BELIEVING IN THE IMPOSSIBLE, YOU DON'T HAVE A DREAM." (ENGLISH) 5. JACKIE JOYNER KERSEE SAYING: "WITH FLORENCE, HER LEGACY, AS FAR AS ON THE TRACK WAS SUPREME. FASTEST WOMEN IN THE WORLD. HER BEAUTY, HER GRACE, WHAT SHE BROUGHT TO ATHLETICS. BUT I HAVE TO SAY BEING A MOTHER REALLY MEANT THE WORLD TO FLORENCE. BEING A LOVING MOTHER IS SOMETHING NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE AWAY FROM THEM AND IF YOU SEE MARY RUTH HER DAUGHTER, WHAT FLORENCE STOOD FOR WAS INSTILLED INTO MARY. BEING A STRONG PERSON, BEING INDEPENDENT. SHE HAS BEEN A ROCK FOR AL AND A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR HIM IN THE LOSS OF LOSING HIS WIFE. I JUST HOPE THAT WE AS A SOCIETY AND WE AS A PEOPLE ,WILL LEARN TO APPRECIATE PEOPLE WHILE THEY ARE HERE AND REALISE HOW MUCH THEY MEANT TO US WHEN THEY ARE GONE " (ENGLISH) 6. WIDE OF GROUP Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
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