What its all about
Derek Redmond's hamstring popped midway thru the semi-final heat in the 400m at the 1992 Olympics. With sheer will and his father's assistance, he finished the race. It brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it.
posted by david burnstein at 4:00 PM
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Dad's rock.
aaaaaand....I cried like a baby.
I wonder if this would've had the same emotional impact if instead of his dad running out onto the track to help him finish, it'd been (1) another family member (eg, his sister) or (2) some non-relative (eg, a friend). My hunch is that I'd of cried just as hard were it his sister, his mom, his brother, etc. (ie, family). However, if it'd been a friend (not family), I'm not sure I'd have shed as many tears. Seems to me like an ideal context for an experiment.
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