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Great rises come after terrible falls.

The Sporting News

| May 19, 2006 | Kindred, Dave | COPYRIGHT 2006 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

One man fell from the sky at 250 miles per hour.

The other fell from a motorcycle on a racetrack.

Michael Matz ran back into the burning wreckage of a DC-10.

Dan Hendricks never walked again.

Just after 6 o'clock on a golden afternoon, the limitless possibilities of life and dreams put the men a hundred feet apart.

It was the first Saturday in May.

They were at Churchill Downs.

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