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00:12Imagine having to compete
00:14for another country
00:15knowing that since 1940
00:17the Russians have occupied
00:19and destroyed every bit of hope
00:26Lithuania's push toward freedom
00:28was as essential as the push
00:30against the Berlin War
00:32The independence flag
00:34is flying all over Lithuania
00:38The 1992 opening ceremony
00:40at Barcelona is one of the
00:42cosmic turning points of the 20th century
00:44If you were one of those rare
00:46Americans put off by the whole
00:48dream team ethic then
00:50it was an easy choice who
00:52you were going to root for
00:53All of a sudden Lithuania is sitting there
00:55with their independence
00:57a nation that's completely bankrupt
00:58One of the local beat writers
01:00over the Bay Area wrote a little story
01:02that was read by the Grateful Dead
01:07The Grateful Dead were big basketball fans
01:10Jerry's like we're all about
01:12freedom and celebration
01:13basically we want to help you guys
01:15They cut us a big check
01:17and sent a box of tie-dye t-shirts
01:19with Lithuanian colors
01:21So that's the way we entered the Olympics
01:26To finally be free
01:27and to be able to see your own flag
01:30raised at moments of triumph
01:35The final game against Russia
01:37live or die
01:39The whole nation was watching
01:40you have to destroy them
01:42at any cost you have to win
01:46It was national pride
01:48It was national pride
01:49something what we dreamed
01:53You're involved with something
01:54that's bigger than just sports
01:56bigger than just rock and roll
02:04Freedom, let's go
02:08In Lithuania it was a different kind of dream
02:10It was the dream of a nation
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