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DAVID BURNETT / CONTACT FOR TIME  
M A U R I C E    G R E E N E
Age: 30      Hometown: Kansas City, Kans.
Events: 100-m dash, 4 x 100-meter relay
The Drama: A motorcycle accident has slowed this brash sprinter since he won gold in 2000, but like Muhammad Ali, Greene claims to be "the greatest." He was superb at the U.S. trials.
The Competition: Teammates Shawn Crawford and Justin Gatlin and Jamaican Asafa Powell should make the 100 a (quick) race.

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FROM THE AUG. 8, 2004 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, AUG. 1, 2004

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