[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17492]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   A TRIBUTE TO MICHIGAN'S OLYMPIANS

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 28 
individuals with connections to the State of Michigan who will be 
representing our Nation at the XXVII Olympic Summer Games in Sydney, 
Australia. While I know that this is a very proud time for them and for 
their families, it is also a proud time for all Michiganians, and, on 
behalf of my constituents, I congratulate these 28 men and women on 
having been selected to coach or to compete as part of the United 
States Olympic Team.
  I have many hopes for these individuals, Mr. President. My first hope 
is that while in Sydney they will do their best not only to bring home 
a medal, but also to enjoy their experience as Olympians. It goes 
without saying that it is an incredible honor to be an Olympian, and 
that these men and women have dedicated a great portion of their lives 
to attaining this goal, and also to winning a medal. I hope they will 
remember, however, that a medal is only one of many things they can 
take away from their time in Australia.
  Secondly, Mr. President, I hope that as they compete they do not 
forget the millions and millions of Americans who are offering their 
support from the other side of the world. More importantly, I hope they 
do not forget the nearly 10 million Michiganians, myself included, who 
will be cheering just a little bit harder than the rest of them.
  My final hope, Mr. President, is that these 28 Olympians achieve 
above and beyond the goals they have set for themselves and for their 
teams, whatever these goals might be, and I wish them the best of luck 
in doing so. With that having been said, I ask to print their names, 
hometowns, and the sports they will compete in or coach, in the Record:

       Dave Simon, West Bloomfield, Rowing; Todd Martin, Lansing, 
     Tennis; Steven Smith, Detroit, Basketball; Kate Sobrero, 
     Bloomfield Hills, Soccer; Ann Marsh, Royal Oak, Fencing; 
     Shelia Taormina, Livonia, Triathlon; Nick Radkewich, Royal 
     Oak, Triathlon; Teodor Gheorge, Davison, Table Tennis; Jasna 
     Reed, Davison, Table Tennis.
       Margo Jonker, Mt. Pleasant, Softball; Shane Hearns, 
     Lambertville, Baseball; Jon Urbaneck, Ann Arbor, Swimming; 
     Karen Dennis, East Lansing, Track & Field; Steven Mays, 
     Kalamazoo, Wrestling; Daryl Szarenski, Saginaw, Shooting; 
     Mike Kinkade, Livonia, Baseball; Phil Regan, Byron Center, 
     Baseball.
       Rudy Tomjanovich, Hamtramack, Basketball; Serena Williams, 
     Saginaw, Tennis; David Jackson, Marquette, Boxing; Jermain 
     Taylor, Marquette, Boxing; Brian Viloria, Marquette, Boxing; 
     Clarence Vinson, Marquette, Boxing; Ann Trombley, Saginaw, 
     Cycling; Jame Carney, Detroit, Cycling; Jonas Carney, 
     Detroit, Cycling; Martin Boonzaayer, Kalamazoo, Judo; Torrey 
     Folk, Ann Arbor, Rowing.

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