7 SPEAKING In pairs, ask and answer these questions about the sportspeople in the text. Give a reason for your answers. In your opinion, which sportsperson is the bravest? the most talented? the fittest?

I think Emil Zatopek is the bravest because he entered a marathon without having competed in one before and won it.

I think Dara Torres is the most talented because she won twelve Olympic medals over a very long career.

I think Bonnie Blair is the fittest because speed skating requires great strength, speed and endurance.