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Atlanta 1996 OC - Lighting of the Olympic Cauldron

The main highlight of any Olympic Games opening ceremony: the lighting of the Olympic cauldron by the Flame. First, the late Al Oerter (1936-2007) brings in the Olympic torch from outside the stadi...  
 
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thisisabadname (10 hours ago) Show Hide
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wow. Is he stupid (ie unaware of Ali's Parkinson's) or was he trying to make a very inappropriate joke?
stellastey (2 days ago) Show Hide
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this had me in tears when i watched it to see the great one like this there is no justice,was the best olymic ceremony ever .
WE LOVE YA ALI.
jedijeff13 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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People - do a little researching, would you. It's not nerves - he suffers from Parkinson's.
kulak1982 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Come on, he's just a man. If I was holding this in front of so many people on the stadium plus so many folk on TV worldwide, I'd be nervous too.
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Well, when I was watching this ceremony back in '96, the reporter for serbian national TV said: "Look at him, how his hands are shaking out of excitement, when he's holding an olympic torch!"
headachemaker (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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that is terrible!
kulak1982 (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Muhammad Ali must have been so exited to have an honour to light up an olympic fire. Just like at his hands shaking,
buddhika216 (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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doesn't he have perkinson disease?
kiavedisol (4 weeks ago) Show Hide
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è sempre una emozione rivedere queste immagini
tonythetigerII (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Ali and Pelé. That is ALL.

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