What's to explain? Your haven't forgotten about playing Pooh sticks when you were a kid, have you?

I pirated the article not because it was funny, but because it was delightful. You disagree? Think of it this way: at age 3, this kid joins a rather exclusive club of world champions, and gets rather more than his lifetime allotment of fame. If I had my way, the press would publish frequent gossipy updates on the life of Ben Slater, thusly: "Champion, Age 4, retires from Sport. Mr. Slater was not available for comment, but a closely-placed source ..."