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Audio recordings to accompany lesson 4

I shall never forget the thunderous applause that greeted me as I rode my victorious lap of honour around the track with a huge bouquet of roses. It was the first time I had triumphed on foreign soil and I thrilled as I heard the band strike up the ‘Star Spangled Banner’. My national anthem took on a new meaning for me from that moment. I never felt so proud to be an American before, and indeed, I felt even more American at that moment than I had ever felt in America. This was the most impressive moment of my young life and I was a mighty happy boy.