One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that competition.
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I think with this whole influx into immediacy -- everyone is short term in their outlook. I made a tremendous commitment by not being able to go to medical school and not finishing all that I wanted to do in my engineering career. So I put everything into track and field. And just the passion I have for the sport, I never imagined I would be as good as I was. Once I realized I was that great, I put everything into maintaining it.
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If I'm able to run 49 seconds, I'll be really blessed. 'Cause it is really hard on the body. I'm not gonna even pretend that I can be at that level, 'cause I'm not gonna hurt myself doing this. I'm gonna make it fun.
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