Steve Redgrave was spitting nails. A gold-medal winner in four successive Olympics, he came to Sydney as a member of the British coxless four crew that had been seeded fourth--this despite being world champions for three years and undefeated for two. But a single loss this year seemed to send the signal that Redgrave and Co. were finished at the top level.
Last weekend the oarsman who in Atlanta had announced his intention to retire by gasping, "Anyone sees me near a boat again, they can shoot me," converted his fury into a fifth title. "We knew we were going to...
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