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Article: World Champion Bile Has Olympic Priorities; George Mason Toasts Rome 1,500 Conquest
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- The Washington Post
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- September 16, 1987
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It's rare in sports when something works out-a championship for a
team, an individual accomplishment. It's a time to celebrate, and
that's what George Mason University did yesterday. A news conference
was called to reintroduce their star middle distance runner, Abdi
Bile. Yesterday, the tall, thin senior from Somalia was introduced
as Abdi Bile, the world's 1,500-meter champion.
Dressed in a gray suit and red tie, Bile (pronounced "Billy")
took the happy occasion in stride, just as he did his easy victory at
the world track and field championships 10 days ago in Rome. He
didn't celebrate in any special way then, and hasn't since.
"Everybody's different," he said. "I'm not that kind of ...