July 22, 1992
The proper way to put a shot is to crouch, pivot, hop and then heave the ball. Kathleen Winter, Olympic athlete, relies on a variation of the form: "My form is I throw it and I fall." The proper way to launch a javelin is to sprint down the runway, preferably on legs as strong as steel and swift as wind, then hurl the spear into the heavens. Kathleen Winter could no sooner do that than swim to Mars. She stands still and tosses, hoping that her short, brittle legs won`t crumble.