Food for thought in preparing the recipe for success at LA Olympics


A FORMER journalist shared with me recently a little nugget of wisdom – on how the first Malaysian sports psychologist attached to the Malaysian contingent at the Olympic Games convinced a high-profile American leader to sample a taste of the spicy chicken satay.

Tom Bradley, the first African American mayor of Los Angeles who served the city an unprecedented five terms, was coaxed to try the famous Malaysian dish at the historic Mayfair Hotel during the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984.

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