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And, he says, he has a lot of respect for the girl, her name is casey herlickman. you see her there. so, wendy, is he right to stand up for what he believes in, if its religion? is it right for him? what is the trend of girls combatting boys in sports have to do with belief? >> listen, don, everybody has a right to their personal opinion and their personal belief, so i honor this young man for that. but is he being chauvinistic or is he being a gentleman here? let me answer this. women long ago ...

Tournament. northrup and herkelman were unavailable for comment, but because of the default, the best joel can do is a third place finish, which is ironic because thats exactly what he placed last year. from des moines, john sears. >> its interesting. his father is a pentecostal minister who believes young men and women should not touch each other in a familiar way. all kinds of subtexts and subplots to that story. >> you heard the reporter say hell be in third place. interestingly enough, had w...

Thats going to help bring the sport back, right? >> its going to be great. its going to be in las vegas at the mgm grand, bob arham and myself. >> two enemies. >> coming together. working together works. thats what america is all about. >> were demonstrating that, you know, not talking the talk, were talking the talk and walking the walk. >> whos in the ring? >> you got ricardo mayorba, and hes taking on miguel koto, he is from puerto rico, you know what i mean? >> you have the flag today? >> i ...

Because these are serious jobs. its real money on the table. and those jobs would clearly have been lost. they only need to talk to republican or democratic governors who are willing to put those teachers out of work, because they didnt have the money until they got the stimulus funds. >> last point on this, richard, the televised jobs debate challenge from boehner and cantor to pelosi and hoyer. as ive said before, i think ive seen this show already, its on c-span and its called congress, right...

And those jobs would clearly have been lost. they only need to talk to republican or democratic governors who are willing to put those teachers out of work, because they didnt have the money until they gott the stimulus funds. >> last point on this, richard, the televised jobs debate challenge from boehner and cantor to pelosi and hoyer. as ive said before, i think ive seen this show already, its on c-span and its called congress, right? the republican leadership not think anybody would, sort o...

>> reporter: gary trained long and hard for his big moment. he was favored to medal in beiji beijing, but when it came time for his final weigh-in, he came in two pounds over his limit for his weight class. long story short, he missed his chance to fight. gary was crushed. >> i let those people down who supported me, you know. >> reporter: teddy atlas was in beijing and saw what happened and he didnt sugar coat his words. >> with great privilege comes great responsibility, and he missed the boat...

Lifelong dream by making it to the olympics, but the experience left him with an empty feeling. >> i kick myself almost every day. i actually am starting to get over it. >> reporter: gary trained long and hard for his big moment. he was favored to medal in beijing, but when it came time for his final weigh-in, he came in two pounds over the limit for his weight class. long story short, he missed his chance to fight. gary was crushed. >> i feel like i let those people down who supported me, you k...

With the vancouver olympic games under way, one american boxer is trying to put his olympic experience behind him. the beijing olympics were a disappointment for gary russell but not a defeat. cnns betty nguyen has the story. >> reporter: the gym, a place to train, perhaps even to forget. gary russell fulfilled a lifelong dream by making it to the olympics, but the experience left him with an empty feeling. >> i kick myself almost every day. i i actually am now starting to get over it. >> report...

Sort of disadvantage that has to be compensated for. that sort of made sense to me until i read today that the way men become more competitive is by making themselves lighter, sometimes by starving themselves to the point of eating disorders. >> i think lighter is part of it. its also, women have hips. the bar has been changed for their physiques. they have a different muscle energy. they dont have the testosterone. >> so, when shes moved higher up the mountain, its not a decision made purely on...

So being lighter affords some sort of competitive disadvantage that has to be compensated for by moving you up the hill. that sort of made sense until i read in "the new york times" today that the way men try to become more competitive in the sport is by making themselves lighter in some cases starving themselves to the point of eating disorders. can you help me understand the contradiction of it? >> i think lighter is part of it. i think its also women have hips. i think the bar has been change...