Maurice Greene
American sprinter · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1974 · age 52
Maurice Greene is an American former track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career (1997-2004) he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion.
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, All my career that time had been in my mind, like it was for most runners, What Ben did was wrong, but he still ran that time.
I love my work. Every day is a surprise. When you've had the jobs I've had you don't complain when you've got a good one. And I've got the best.
Thank God it's Monday. It's a beautiful day out here. We're not behind no desk. We're not fighting no traffic. We're out here working with the ability God gave us.
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This included three golds at the 1999 World Championships, a feat which had previously only been achieved by Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson and has since been equaled by three others.
