I'm not a big track and field fan at all, but for some reason I was watching back in '84 when television coverage switched to the women's marathon when Gabriela Andersen-Schiess entered the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. I guess they sensed it was a significant moment, and certainly it was and still is. I watched every step she took...silently, internally, I was cheering for her to finish, hoping against hope no one would rush in to "help" and thereby steal the victory from this incredibly brave and determined woman. When she crossed the finish line I was in tears, just like thousands of others then and since.
I watched this video over the weekend, and again this morning, in my office. The tears were still there.