These five athletes prove it's never too late to start moving.
A cancer survivor in New Castle, Indiana, hits the track at 3 a.m.
A former country music player now shines on a softball diamond near Nashville, Tennessee. In Hallandale Beach, Florida, a woman who, as a girl in pre-Title iX years never set foot on a track, now outruns them all. A grandmother in Topeka, Kansas, slaps a basketball; at 71 she can still keep up with her grandchildren. And in Lexington, Ohio, a man plunges into a pool for an hour or more of laps. As a kid he dreamed of winning gold; today at 72, he does.
Meet five incredible athletes we got to know at the 2007 Senior Olympics in Louisville last summer. Click on the articles below for their stories.
A look back at some of the stars of last summer's Senior Olympics in Lousiville, Kentucky.
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JoAnn Sampson, age 66
"I'm in the second half of my life, and I want it to be my best."
Arlene Marshall, age 71
"I love everything about competition—interacting with my
teammates, making new friends,
getting hot and sweaty, and
staying in shape."
Sid Hall, age 72
"By working out I can eat, and my waistline doesn’t move—even though I do love Arctic Swirl shakes."
