Honourable senators, I first met Shirley and Sharon Firth at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, just five years after they had started skiing, and I followed their career with great interest, watching them change from shy young Aboriginal girls to glamorous and poised young women of the world, full of confidence.
Honorables sénateurs, j'ai rencontré Shirley et Sharon Firth pour la première fois aux Jeux olympiques de 1972, à Sapporo, au Japon.