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Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.
The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me.
Amy Alcott, Athlete (1956) |
Howard Bach, Athlete (1979) |
Robert Baden-Powell, Soldier (1857) |
Hugo Ball, Author (1886) |
Drew Barrymore, Actress (1975) |
Jonathan Demme, Director (1944) |
Timothy Dexter, Businessman (1748) |
Terry Eagleton, Critic (1943) |
Julius Erving, Athlete (1950) |
Charles O. Finley, Businessman (1918) |
Florence Ballard, Musician (1976) |
John Fahey, Musician (2001) |
Adam Ferguson, Philosopher (1816) |
Chuck Jones, Director (2002) |