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Sri Chinmoy With His Himalayan champion-coach: Payton Jordan

by Sri Chinmoy
First published by Agni Press, New York in 1983. Published on srichinmoylibrary.com with the permission of Sri Chinmoy. This is the 568th book written by Sri Chinmoy after he came to the West in 1964.

Table of Contents

Part I — Meeting with Payton Jordan

  • Jesse Owens
  • Teamwork
  • Back in athletics
  • Sprinting
  • Champions in the Making
  • Long jump and hurdles
  • Emil Zatopek
  • Ron Clarke
  • Jesse Owens
  • Honouring athletes
  • Conclusion

Part II — Comments and suggestions by Payton Jordan

  • Comments and suggestions on Sri Chinmoy's running by Payton Jordan
  • More suggestions
  • Increasing stride length
  • Head Coach
  • About Payton Jordan
  • The Athletics Congress of the United States (Masters track and field)

Part III — Comments on Payton Jordan by sportswriters

  • Payton Jordan is one of those sunshine guys
  • At the age of 55
  • Payton Jordan finally is getting what he deserves
  • He was the head coach of the 1968 U.S. Olympic team
  • Editor's note to first edition
Part I — Meeting with Payton Jordan ›
  • Printer-friendly view
  • Scrolling view
  • Report typographical errors
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