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(2008-08-07 14:02:48)
（Alice Park /文，张文武/译）
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现年24岁的Eric，绝对是一个悲剧式的英雄——就在奥运预选赛前一周，他被查出患有睾丸癌！在立刻手术与参加奥运会之间，他毅然选择了参加奥运会。祝福他取得好成绩，也祝福他早日摆脱病魔！
姓名：埃里克·尚特奥（Eric Shanteau）
项目：游泳
国别：美国
年龄：24
众人的期待往往会给奥运选手们带来压力，而尚特奥此次北京之行，压力尤甚。这是他第一次参加奥运会，就在奥运会预选的前一周，这位佐治亚选手得知自己患了睾丸癌。医生建议手术，但尚特奥选择了先比赛。“我在参加每周例行的训练，如果情况恶化，我不得放弃游泳。”他每周都要做一次检查，以观察癌细胞有未扩散。令他备受鼓舞的是，有一位同病相怜的支持者——自行车手兰斯•阿姆斯特朗（Lance Armstrong）也曾患有睾丸癌，但病魔未阻碍他赢得环法自行车赛七连胜的佳绩。
Swimming
United States
Age: 24
Expectations always weigh heavily on Olympians, but Shanteau carries an extra burden with him to Beijing. Just a week before making his first Olympic Games, the Georgian learned he had testicular cancer. His doctors recommended surgery, but Shanteau has opted to compete first. "I am not taking this lightly," he says. "I am training on a week to week basis, and if things take a turn for the worse, I know I have to put swimming on the back burner." He is being tested once a week to determine if the cancer has spread, and already has a motivating — and empathetic — supporter in cyclist Lance Armstrong, whose battle with the same cancer didn't stop him from going on to win the Tour the France seven times.
