What would you rather have? An Olympic medal or your dream career?

For Tsawwassen’s Jeannie Cockcroft, there’s no contest. Twenty years ago this summer, Cockcroft was a promising young high jumper taking part in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. “So what is her life like, now?” wonders Cockcroft, who has since moved on to greater heights. On Aug. 5 she took over as community librarian at the Tsawwassen Library, a job she lobbied hard for, returning to her roots after 13 years at the Vancouver Public Library.

August 31, 2008 by Uncategorized 2

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  1. effinglibrarian says:
    August 31, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    I wouldn’t give up my bronze medal…
    for synchronized swimming in the 1984 Olympics for any job in the world. That baby still gets me 10% off my check at every IHOP in the USA.

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  2. Anon says:
    September 2, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    I don’t get it
    I don’t get the comment. I know it is humorous, but I really don’t get it. Are you just being glib or making a crack against Cockcroft? (For the record, I know things can get pretty heated in the comments field and I am not trying to start a fight, I just like to be in the know).

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