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Frederick, Joey’s protegee and runner extraordinary was the new
addition to the Joey’s family this visit and we had some fun listening to the stories
of his running adventures.
Frederick is presently the South Pacific champion of 100 meters and
participated in several world events. The world championship in Germany is the one he
tells a very funny story.
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Frederic made the finals for the 100
meters in the 1997 World Athletics Championship and was running against some famous
runners, one of them the very Karl Louis. The stadium was full and all eyes were on Louis
until….
Wow…
Frederick open his bag and found out that he had forgotten his running shoes in the hotel.
No problems, Fredo thought…In Nauru I run bare foot then, what is the problem?
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Joey and I in Jarvis Bay, Nowra |
| Frederick lined up on the blocks waiting for the
starting signal…Joey in the audience waited nervously for the start also, looking at
the big screen when suddenly he saw a pair of bare feet on the blocks filling the big
screen and he thought:"They look like Nauruan feet !!!"..and his heart
stopped... Frederick was the only Nauruan in the starting line. |
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In the start-up line the German fellow
next to Frederick looked at him disgusted… The gun fired and they all exploded and
for the amazement of the German fellow he could only see the white of Frederick’s
feet in front of him.
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The famous feet that stole Karl Louis
limelight |
| The race finished and Frederick
although finishing in the middle of the pack found himself as the star of the race. The
press all want to photograph his feet and in the next day his feet appeared in almost all
the newspapers in Germany. |
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It appears that this incident did not please some of the "big
brass" on Nauru.
We could not resist and inserted these famous feet in
this page... you
never know… in the 2000 Olympics Frederick may end up winning the 100 meters!!!
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The new generation in Cambewarra Mountain
lookout, Nowra |
| After nine days Joye, Anna
Paula, MyAnne and Frederick left for Nauru and we wonder when are we going to see them
again, enjoy their company and add some more memories to our long friendship. |
In our house in Nowra with Frederick,
MyAnne and Anna Paula |
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