Quotes by Gary Conelly

“He had a way of making you feel like you were the most important guy on the team. I think a lot of the team actually thought of him as a father figure, so we were all trying very hard to live up to his expectations and gain his praise.”

“It would be easy to be bitter about the experience, but in life that was only a breath.”

“There was such a camaraderie. We gave each other Olympic 1972 pins from our countries. It made you feel really good, like it was the whole point of (the Olympics), not just what you see on TV.”

“Initially, we were told that the Israelis escaped and the terrorists were captured. We didnt learn about the disaster at the helicopters (where the hostages were killed) until much later.”