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Article: Lewis again relays arrogance to world

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August 1, 1996
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ATLANTA -- Perhaps we should thank Carl Lewis for reminding us why we didn't much like him the first time.

Hey, Carl: There are more than 5 billion people on the planet. You just happen to be one of them.

The latest issue in the matter of Carl Lewis Vs. The World is that now he wants to be a part of the 4 x 100-meter relay team that will try for a gold medal Saturday night. In years past, any Olympic track coach would have been pleased to have Lewis as his anchorman. But this is 1996. Lewis is past his sprinting prime, and American coach Erv Hunt also asks the following rhetorical question: "Um, Carl, where were you when I held the tryouts for the squad?"

In Jon Drummond, Leroy ...

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