"But the real heroes that day were those 32 men that after they saw their comrades, the first four me on the boat cut in halfor shot to pieces, two very severely and two dead, they still climbed over the bodies and did their job."
VOA: standard.2009.06.02
The Olympic flame was jointly lit by four Canadian sports heroes - all-time hockey great Wayne Gretzky, skier Nancy Greene, speed skater Catriona Le May Doan and basketball All-Star Steve Nash after being carried into the arena by paralympian Rick Hansen.
Heavily indebted to indie heroes like David Bowie and Gang of Four, the disc earned Murphy critical praise including two Grammy nominations and commercial success, with the lead single.