American leaves nothing to chance, wins Olympic 400 gold medal
Published 8/21/2008 at chicagotribune.com - Sports
LaShawn Merritt left nothing to chance. He broke down video of his Olympic semifinal race and video of everyone who was in the final Thursday night. He studied how Jamaica's Usain Bolt had run the straightaway of his world-record performance in the 200. He made a game plan.
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