It was during one of these competitions that Joy met a Canadian sprinter named Hugh Fraser. Fraser, who today is judge in Ottawa, quickly realized that Joy was a very confident young man. I was a few years older than him. Joy admits he was confident, if not a little arrogant. He chalks his past behaviour up to immaturity.
Nobody's mature at that age.
I didn't understand what they had to offer. In hindsight, it would be wonderful to go back and take in all that knowledge and experience and learn a lot. During the mid-70s, Stones was synonymous with high jumping. The world record holder, he was tall, blonde and good looking. The epitome of the southern Californian athlete.