Article: Maurice Greene never lacking in confidence _ and speed.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Byline: Joe Posnanski

ATHENS _ In Maurice Greene's mind, Jesse Owens will be running in the lane to his left. Bullet Bob Hayes will be on the right. Carl Lewis, Harrison Dillard, Donovan Bailey, even Jim Hines, the first man to run 100 meters in less than 10 seconds, all of them will be out there too.

These are some of the fastest men who ever lived.

Maurice Greene expects to beat them all to the tape Sunday.

It takes all sorts of nerve and gall just to try to become the fastest man on earth. Kansas City's Maurice Greene has something bigger in mind. Today in Athens, he will try to win his second consecutive gold medal in the 100-meter ...

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