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TDY_OlympicParents.appHeader = "Gold-medal advice, from Olympian to child";
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TDY_OlympicParents[i++] = new Array("","Lisa Leslie, three-time gold medalist","Lisa Leslie, 35, brought her daughter Lauren to the games.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080508/080508-lesliedaughter-vlrg-930a.vmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Jennifer Pottheiser", "NBAE via Getty Images file", "298", "171", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
TDY_OlympicParents[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>[Lauren] just has to be a winner. I mean, just work hard at whatever you do. Give it your all.  For us, I think our motto is your will has to be stronger than your skill.<p>She doesn't have to play basketball, she doesn't have to play anything.  Just whatever she does, do it with passion. ";

TDY_OlympicParents[i++] = new Array("","Jennie Finch, Olympic gold medalist","Jennie Finch takes 2-year-old Ace with her when she travels with the national softball team.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Images/Parents/Jennie%20and%20ace2.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Lyra Waggoner", "", "273", "410", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
TDY_OlympicParents[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>I would want Ace to learn to give everything he has at whatever he is doing, and just to be dedicated.  The sky is the limit.<br>";

TDY_OlympicParents[i++] = new Array("","Kate Markgraf, two-time Olympic medalist","\"Being a mom changes everything,\" says soccer player Kate Markgraf, posing with son Keegan at a team dinner.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Images/Parents/katek.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "courtesy of Kate Markgraf", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
TDY_OlympicParents[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>The one thing I want my son to learn is that you don't have to be the most talented.  You don't have to be the fastest or the most skillful.  You just have to have a lot of heart.  I'm not the most skillful person on my team, I'm not the fastest on my team. But I bust my butt, and that's the reason why I've been on the team for 10 years.";

TDY_OlympicParents[i++] = new Array("","Melanie Roach, Beijing hopeful","Melanie Roach, pictured with her husband Dan and their children (l-r) Drew, Camille and Ethan, says making the Olympics is a family effort.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Images/Parents/roachfamily.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "Washington State House of Representatives", "358", "240", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
TDY_OlympicParents[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>I&#146;d like my children to learn that anything is possible if you put your mind to it, and that when you make a decision to do something like pursuing the Olympics, like I have, it needs to be a family affair.<p>It needs to be a group effort, and you hope it&#146;s something that would bring your family closer together.";

TDY_OlympicParents[i++] = new Array("","Phillip Dutton, three-time Olympian","Phillip Dutton, pictured with his wife and daughters Lee Lee (top), Mary (bottom left) and Olivia, has made three Olympic appearance with the Australian equestrian team. He has changed his citizenship and will compete for the U.S. in Beijing.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Sections/TVNews/Today%20show/Today%20SPECIAL%20SERIES/2008/Olympics%20Beijing/Images/Parents/Dutton%20family.vmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "Dean Graham", "249", "198", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
TDY_OlympicParents[i-1].body = "<headline/><br>Having perseverance and not giving up is very important, not just in sport, but in life.  Some of the greatest successes that people have had, they've had to really go through some hard times. <p>Diamonds are made from pressure. Putting yourself under pressure and not giving up and not necessarily doing what everybody says -- you've got to do.  You've got to have confidence in yourself and believe in yourself, and stick it out.";

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