Adrenalin Winner Interviews

Norman Carr
Cincinnati, OH
Adrenalin Award Winner for Lifetime Achievement Award

MBR: How did you feel when you found out you were an Adrenalin Nominee?
Mr. Norman: Well I didn't know about the Adrenalin Awards until you [Desi] came to me and gave me the nomination certificate. I was very happy and proud.

MBR: Did you campaign to get people to vote for you or did you just sit back and let the voters make an unsolicited decision?
Mr. Norman: Fabian and Thabbius did a lot of work. Fabian got a hold of the ballots and started passing them out at the rink at both the Wednesday and Sunday night sessions. The skaters here in Cincinnati were very enthusiastic and supportive. From that point I just said I'll sit back and watch and see what the outcome will be. I thought maybe I had a good chance because I've been around for a long time and a lot of people know me.

MBR: How did you feel when they came back with your award?
Mr. Norman: Thabbius called me from Delaware after the ceremony and told me I won. He said he was holding the award in his hand and bringing it home. He accepted the award on my behalf. Then he and Fabian brought it to my house. I really liked it. That was something. I'm very proud of it. I wanted to come to the ceremony but I really couldn't because of my injury. My doctor said, I won the award so take my own sweet time coming back to the rink.

MBR: Have you won any trophies in skating competitions? If so, is the Adrenalin Award any different from the others that you have won?
Mr. Norman:I received the trophy for senior skaters and a few awards from Detroit, "Most Seasoned Skater". To me this is special I enjoy this one the most. It's like a great accomplishment.

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