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Senna's death left indelible mark on Brazil
SAO PAULO: Just as Americans can remember what they were doing when they heard that President Kennedy had been shot, so any Brazilian old enough can recall the moment they found out Ayrton Senna had died.
``I was in Spain, in Valladolid. I had played a game in the morning,'' says former basketball international Oscar Schmidt.
``It was shocking to see Senna crashing at that speed with that force. I was paralysed.
``The news of his death came later like the news of the death of a very close friend, a relative, it brought an amazing sadness.''
Olympic gold medallist Robert Scheidt was windsurfing at Ponta das Canas, three hours from Sao Paulo, when he heard of the racing driver's death at Imola in Italy.
``It was an unforgettable day,'' said Scheidt.
Footballer Ronaldo, a 17-year-old, was watching the San Marino Grand Prix on television at a team training camp. Senna's death 10 years ago paralysed Latin America's largest country.
As one television commentator said at the time: ``The man has died, the myth has begun.''
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