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The Hollywood Reporter goes behind the scenes of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics chairman and president, Casey Wasserman's THR cover shoot. Wasserman recalls when he first saw the Olympics in L.A. in 1984 when he was just 11 years old and shares his hopes for this upcoming L.A. Olympics.

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00:00We'll start to build a track. It's actually the biggest thing we're building in the entire
00:06Olympics is the temporary track here in the Coliseum. What's up Hollywood Reporter? I'm
00:14Casey Wasserman. I'm the chairman and CEO of Wasserman as well as the chairman and president
00:18of LA 2028. The Olympics being in LA in 1984, I was 11 years old and whether it was
00:29Carl Lewis and what he did in the stadium that was really remarkable or Mary Lou Redden with her
00:34perfect 10. Everyone remembers opening ceremonies and Rocket Man and closing ceremonies with Lionel
00:43Ritchie. What an incredible way to see the Olympics for your first time in your hometown.
00:49It's an unnatural thing to do at the scale we're doing at and so that requires a level of complexity
00:56and an understanding that's just unique.
01:02I hope the legacy for LA is that LA was better because of having the games for the third time.
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