Because of that race we will always be joined at the hip, but we've really gotten to know each other and become good friends only in the last six years. Before that, when we saw each other, we were always very cordial, but I think we were uncomfortable around each other.

Dick Beardsley

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It's unbelievable that wherever I go, people still want to talk about that race. It beat me up more than any other race in my life.

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I will never forget the change that occurred when this plain, tiny little blonde got up in a theatre full of people. She took a deep breath, and became a series of different people. The stage was knee-deep in magic.

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