The gold medalist in the 110-meter hurdles says his win in Paris wasn’t redemption—and he’s still yearning for more.
SAINT-DENIS, France — For years, the greatest hurdler who ever lived watched a promising athlete from Virginia power his way toward greatness. This kid didn’t run so much as heThis kid hurdled like a car from the 1960s—a Dodge Viper, or Ford Torino—only with modern technology’s most souped-up engine built into his 6'2", 190-pound frame. This kid ran like the NFL player he could have been, had he not waved away college football scholarship offers from programs like Georgia.
He found Holloway larger, more muscular and more imposing than expected—and he expected to find Holloway large, muscular and imposing. He wasn’t built like an NFL wideout. He was built like an NFL. But even more than that, Moses noticed something else. Holloway was also built to run one specific race.Upon arrival in France, Holloway described himself as a “sore loser.” He even remembered the last time that anyone had beaten him in a competition – last September. Moses understood that mindset.
Told of the praise from Moses, Holloway’s face twisted in something like surprise. He praised the legend right back, then delivered an answer that was neither braggadocious nor subtle. “Um, do I feel I’m dominant?” he said. “Uh, yes.” Everyone nearby wanted pictures. They opened with, “Your son is awesome,” and, “You guys are awesome.” What the Holloways wanted was for Grant toawesome, on that purple track, and not for them but for him, to end this particular narrative. It centered on the silver medal he won at the last Games. On that day, he didn’t feel like he “won” anything.As the gun sounded, his start wasn’t ideal. But his steps were, and that’s what mattered.
Speed isn’t exactly the issue there. Timing and rhythm shape success or failure. Holloway couldn’t gingerly tiptoe into a race. And he couldn’t start so slow as to fade from contention. But those steps assume paramount importance because of all thesteps that follow them. Holloway is so big, in an event where the distance is so short, that he must begin 110-hurdle races with precisely the right timing.
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