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Powerlifting, the irresistible attraction for life and plastic armies – a letter to Jouko

  It’s funny, Jouko. I don’t care very much anymore, I guess. The administrative aka political aspect of powerlifting became somewhat of a bureacratic issue, just that. Saturday a TV station in Brazil aired a show on a Sports series about me. They obviously highlighted the fact that I survived a suicide attempt AND (but …

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The Solitary Game

About being alone, feeling good with your own company and being an athlete   “The bar is loaded” The lifter walks up alone to the platform. The spotters are busy getting setup into the safety position. Someone or a lot of people shout words of encouragement from backstage. Three referees are silently watching in intense …

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Síndrome de Moisés

Feliz Pesach, Páscoa e Ostara para todo mundo. Ontem conversei com um amigo que têm me fornecido rico substrato para reflexão na forma de escolhas que me incomodam. Obviamente incomodado, num certo ponto da conversa ele disse: – eu tenho essa benção ou maldição de ter nascido líder. As pessoas me escutam Eu estava tão …

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