"All I knew about shot putting was that my brother could do 44 feet … I decided I wanted to beat him. … So I got a shot and went to work and made up my mind to do 45 feet."
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On developing his shot-putting skill, as quoted in "Film Star and Olympian Herman Brix" by Adam Bernstein, in The Washington Post (28 February 2007)
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Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett (19 May 1906 – 24 February 2007), born Harold Herman Brix, was an American actor and Olympic silver medalist shot putter.
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