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Jesse Owens

by Creighton from Atlanta, Georgia

Jesse Owens (I drew it)
Jesse Owens (I drew it)

Jesse Owens is a great hero. He is my hero because he inspires me to reach my goals. He was a track star for the US Olympic team. He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Despite the bad comments that had come on in his life, he overcame that by never giving up.

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Last edited 5/20/2009 12:00:00 AM

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