'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
When he's eligible — and healthy enough — to run, it's very hard to catch LaShawn Merritt.
It began with a smile at the starting line.
"One thing I can say about Oscar is he's an incredibly hard worker," Hurtault said. "I'm glad to see him out here. I'm glad he's getting a chance to finally compete and hopefully something emerges out of everyone else's mind."
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"It's not the end of the world. The Olympics is going to come around again. Next year is a world championship," he said. "We have a season every year. So now it's a matter of getting healthy and getting back to what I love to do."
London Olympics 2012: LaShawn Merritt injured, won't defend 400 title →
