When it comes to the 4x400-meter Olympic relay, the American men aren't used to being overtaken at the end, the way Angelo Taylor was Friday night.
"Without him, this wouldn't be possible," said Tony McQuay, Mitchell's roommate in the athletes village. "He held it down for the USA. Sorry we couldn't give him the gold."
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"Without him, this wouldn't be possible," said Tony McQuay, Mitchell's roommate in the athletes village. "He held it down for the USA. Sorry we couldn't give him the gold. But we want to thank him for getting us to the final."
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