Last Saturday night in Sydney, Jones ran as if in a beautiful dream. Slashing with equal parts grace and power through the cool winds that swirled inside the Olympic stadium, she won the 100-meter gold medal that has been awaiting her since she was a teen sprint prodigy.

--from "The Start of Something Big" by Tim Layden, Sports Illustrated, October 2, 2000

 
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