[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H9383]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   THIS IS THE SPIRIT OF THE OLYMPICS

  (Mr. MANZULLO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MANZULLO. Mr. Speaker, Theodore Roosevelt once said the credit 
belongs to the one who is actually in the arena and who spends time in 
a worthy cause. This is the spirit of the Olympics.
  Shining examples of this indomitable spirit are Judy Wilmarth from 
Leaf River, IL, and Stephanie Brooks from Algonquin, IL. Judy helped 
carry the Olympic torch in Illinois, chosen because of her devotion to 
service to the needy and distribution of food. Fourteen-year old 
Stephanie Brooks is competing in the Paralympics in Atlanta. She is 
qualified for the 50- and the 100-meter free style and the 50-meter 
butterfly swimming events. She competes in these games as an elite 
athlete. These accomplishments stand in the face of the fact that 
Stephanie was born with spina bifida which has caused her to lose the 
use of her legs.
  Mr. Speaker, let me take this opportunity to salute these two Olympic 
champions: Judy Wilmarth and Stephanie Brooks.

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