The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track.

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My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others....

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others....

If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.

If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.

In particular, I studied German and Russian biomechanics.

In particular, I studied German and Russian biomechanics.

If you know somethin' well, you can always paint it but people would be better...

If you know somethin' well, you can always paint it but people would be better...

I look out the window sometimes to seek the color of the shadows and the...

I look out the window sometimes to seek the color of the shadows and the...

I overcame size with mechanics.

I overcame size with mechanics.

I was always more of an academic than a jock.

I was always more of an academic than a jock.

I always had to keep improving my skills in order to remain competitive and keep...

I always had to keep improving my skills in order to remain competitive and keep...

I went to Moorehouse College. There was no track and field there.

I went to Moorehouse College. There was no track and field there.

I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.

I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.

I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching.

I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching.

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.

Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.

Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.

In digital world, sport provides opportunity to bring people together.

In digital world, sport provides opportunity to bring people together.

Stretching was a major part of my preparation.

Stretching was a major part of my preparation.

My father was also a principal of a school and mother was a curriculum advisor....

My father was also a principal of a school and mother was a curriculum advisor....

I paint from the top down. From the sky, then the mountains, then the hills,...

I paint from the top down. From the sky, then the mountains, then the hills,...

My father was an all-American football player.

My father was an all-American football player.

One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was...

One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was...

I wanted to go to medical school. But, I never got a college scholarship.

I wanted to go to medical school. But, I never got a college scholarship.