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Olympics and Olympics Era Reflections From a Veteran Sports Writer
A veteran columnist recalls three Olympics from 1968 to 1976 and laments boycotts and competition with the Soviet Union. He recalls Munich 1972 the Mexico City games, the toll of terror and doping, and the evolving dominance of non US teams in tennis hockey basketball and baseball. He muses on meals in Mexico City and Munich and the lure of pizza memories amid long nights of reporting.
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Afghanistan
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der Kleiner Pizzeria
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