Speedskater Tells Story with Heart, Emotion

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REFLECTIONS IN THE ICE: INSIDE THE HEART AND MIND OF AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION, by Derek Parra with Patrick Quinn, Podium Publishers, 294 pages, $14.99. Paperback.

In his autobiography, "Reflections in the Ice," Olympic Gold Medal winning speedskater Derek Parra remembers being asked by the U.S. Olympic Committee "to carry the world Trade Center American Flag into the Opening Ceremonies of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. They had selected eight athletes from the American team for this honor and I was one of them. I was floored!"

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Speedskater Tells Story with Heart, Emotion

He knew "instantly" he should do it, even though he had planned on skipping opening ceremonies so he could stay off his feet an...

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