Marta Kubišová - Nepiš dál (1966, English subt.)
At the Helsinki Olympics in 1952, he won three gold medals: in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, as well as in the marathon, which he had never run before and decided to participate in on a whim.
Emil was 30 years old but looked twice that. Watching him run was distressing because he was unappealing, his features ravaged, his body awkward, his head bobbing, hunched over, tongue sticking out, huffing,... it seemed like he would collapse at any moment... and yet he was "The Human Locomotive" because he never stopped and won, accompanied by a true suffering that distorted his face, body, and gesture...
As a representative of the Prague Spring, he was expelled from the Party, the army, and all his positions.
The second part of the life of a true national hero was truly miserable. He was sent to work in uranium mines for six years and then, upon returning to Prague, was forced to work as a street sweeper.
The people can't stand it, because he is “The Human Locomotive.”
He can't do much, but when he passes by, people peek out their windows, applaud, and cheer.
They come down on their own to empty the trash into the truck. Not even the "colleagues," who often forbid him from doing it, substituting for him...
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At the Helsinki Olympics in 1952, he won three gold medals: in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, as well as in the marathon, which he had never run before and decided to participate in on a whim.
Emil was 30 years old but looked twice that. Watching him run was distressing because he was unappealing, his features ravaged, his body awkward, his head bobbing, hunched over, tongue sticking out, huffing,... it seemed like he would collapse at any moment... and yet he was "The Human Locomotive" because he never stopped and won, accompanied by a true suffering that distorted his face, body, and gesture...
As a representative of the Prague Spring, he was expelled from the Party, the army, and all his positions.
The second part of the life of a true national hero was truly miserable. He was sent to work in uranium mines for six years and then, upon returning to Prague, was forced to work as a street sweeper.
The people can't stand it, because he is “The Human Locomotive.”
He can't do much, but when he passes by, people peek out their windows, applaud, and cheer.
They come down on their own to empty the trash into the truck. Not even the "colleagues," who often forbid him from doing it, substituting for him...
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4 sep 24
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