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Inflated egos keep bringing them back
PARIS. Dec 25 : They came as teenagers, won world titles in their 20s and retired as sports heroes. But Inflated egos and a lust for eternal youth made them try again.
It is a phenomenon that Is studied across the world", said California sports psychologist George Wallace.” They ignore all advice because success is impossible to live without. The trouble is you can't brush away the years*.
Bjorn Borg proved the theory all too will when aged 34 he tried to reconquer the men's tennis circuit in, April with his obsolete wooden tennis racket
The Wimbledon champion put on a performance worthy . of King Canute at the Monte Carlo Open overlooking the Mediterranean. Jordi Arrese of Spain soundly killed off any false hopes in the first round.
Now 35. the Swede is preparing another comeback on the veterans' circuit to start in 1692.
Armed with a graphite racket, Iforg has even been to Nick Bollettieri's tennis academy, tn Florida that moulded Monica Seles. Andre Agassi. Pete Sampras and Jim Courier.
Bolletticri was optimistic of Borgs chances. The Shedc will return in January for a final assessment before the February tournament for over 35s in Palm Springs. California
"He's as sound as a fiddle." said BoDettieri. "lie's happy on the court and he really wants to play again. With Ihow nee essary parts of the .ormula working together, I think he can accomplish some of the things he wants to."
Some of the best baseball pitchers are well inlp their 3Os, but if there was a veter ans' circuit for swimmers. Mark Spitz might have had a happier 1991.
The American’s record seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics and his 27 world records between 1967 and 1972 assured his name in the history books. But he dived back into the competitive pool at the age of 40 with
He has failed in all attempts •Wfrul current golden boy Mau Br>r ’• but still insists he can maK. t».e Barcelona Olympics
In a 1OO metre butterfly contest in November. Spitz crawled in fifth more than four seconds behind Biondi Sports lovers may prefer not to watch the American Olympic trail in
John Walker, who turns 40 on January IX could be the next to fall into the comeback trap.
’ The 1976 Olympic 1,500 metre champion from New Zealand— who bid farewell to international competition at the 1990 Commonwealth
Games—was planning to mark his birthday by becoming the first 40-year-old to run a four-minute mile.
But he has put back the race Against time to March 1 saying he needs to prepare. But Walker said this was the "absolute deadline. If I don't do It then that's IL" Wallace said the big error that sports heroes make is retiring. "Il is far easier to keep going and stay at the top than start al the bottom when -you are 35."
But it 1s possible. George Foreman, the former world heavyweight boxing champion, went the distance with current king of the ring Evander Holyfield but his comeback was spoiled by a points defeat.
Foreman has not given up though. He has won since and vowed to beat the winner of any fight between Holyfield and Mike Tyson.
Jimmy Connors, another multiple Grand Slam champion. battled to the US Open semifinals at the age of 39.
In athlcUcs, Yury Sedykh became the oldest man to win a world title when he won the hammer throw in the world Championships In Tokyo aged 36.
Greg Foster powered his way to his third successive 110 meter hurdles world title in Tokyo aged 33/afler a poor season on the world circuit.
Foster, who has been at the top for 12 years, admitted though that winning In getting tougher. ”1 am 33 now. This was the hardest race of all. It really docs not gel any belter with age." he said.
Sparq. a thought then for Clive Rice who has embarked on an international catvcr with .the South African cricket team aged 42. having kept being A brilliant performer in England and South African domestic cricket throughout his country's enforced Isolation.
"11 Is just an honour to play," he said stoically —AFP.