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• Coping With Tragedy, Wrestler Learns to Take Care of Himself

  After the death of his daughter in 2003 unraveled his career, Daniel Cormier is finally wrestling for himself. Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:03 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Families and Family Life, Wrestling, Jackson, Kevin

• Billed as the Future, Ready for the Present

  Henry Cejudo feasts on pressure. And he will feel it again Tuesday when the freestyle wrestling competition begins at the Beijing Games. Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:31 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Families and Family Life, Wrestling, USA Wrestling, Mexico

• Guiding Athletes in Spotlight’s Glare

  At the Olympics, every moment leading to an athlete’s event is meticulously mapped. But few competitors ever plan for what may happen next. Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 1:44 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Families and Family Life, News and News Media

• Sports of The Times: From the Hutong, an Ordinary View of the Games

  Despite the politics of the Games, we should remember that ordinary folk enjoy them and are excited and proud to have them. Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 4:50 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), Families and Family Life, hutong

• Former Teammates Marvel at Torres’ Comeback

  At 41, Dara Torres was the last person her teammates from the 1984 Olympic Games had expected would make an comeback. Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 2:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Swimming, University of Florida, Families and Family Life, Los Angeles (Calif), Torres, Dara, Johnson, Jenna, Steinseifer, Carrie, Hogshead, Nancy

• An Olympian Is Smacked by Burden

  Bob Malaythong came to America to study, to make money and send it home. Then he found himself chasing a dream he was not sure his family would understand. Posted Wednesday, July 30, 2008 10:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Families and Family Life, Laos, Badminton

• Schedule Revives Memories of Coach’s Emotional Journey

  Nearly four years after his wife died during an Olympic warm-up tour, U.S. softball coach Mike Candrea will return to the spot where she suddenly collapsed. Posted Friday, June 06, 2008 10:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Families and Family Life, Softball

• For Many Olympic Families, the Dream Is Proving Costly

  Some families of Olympic athletes have been shocked to learn that the price of attending the Games this August may be between $5,000 and $10,000 a person. Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:23 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: China, Olympic Games (2008), Olympic Games, Families and Family Life

• New Outlook Helps Lift a Weight

  For years, injuries plagued Melanie Roach, a weightlifter and Olympic hopeful. But her son’s struggles with autism have re-inspired her and yielded valuable perspective. Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 9:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Families and Family Life, Autism, Gymnastics

• For the Phinney Family, a Dream and a Challenge

  As Taylor Phinney trains to become an Olympic cyclist, he is watching his father, a former professional athlete, being ravaged by Parkinson’s disease. Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 7:21 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Olympic Games (2008), Bicycles and Bicycling, Families and Family Life, Parkinson's Disease