61.   He also is a national hero, one of two South African athletes chosen to honor President Nelson Mandela at his inauguration.

62.   He also has become a national hero in his native Puerto Rico, even surpassing the popularity of guys like Wilfredo Gomez and Wilfredo Benitez.

63.   He also became a national hero and a vital link in the rich tradition of distance running that has distinguished Ethiopian athletes.

64.   He is hoping to make a movie about his exodus from an oppressed minority in Bulgaria to a national hero in Turkey.

65.   He is lost at sea and has been declared a national hero in China.

66.   He is still a national hero in New Zealand, and he acknowledges that people freely pour out their emotions because they feel an affinity toward him.

67.   He is a national hero.

68.   He has been revered as a national hero ever since.

69.   He was a genuine national hero, with the courage to bluntly speak his mind to Stalin.