But his entire attitude, and ability, changed by the time Atlanta rolled around four years later.With the massive expectation, though, came intense media coverage - the likes endured by megastars such as Usain Bolt and Cathy Freeman.Michael added: "The entire three weeks of the Olympics I was either at the track or in my hotel room because of the scrutiny"I actually flew into Atlanta from my training site in Dallas for the opening ceremony and then flew back until two days before my first race so I could be out of that environment."The sprinter could have ended up with five Olympic golds but instead decided to hand back his champion medal from Sydney 2000 after Team USA became embroiled in a drug scandal.He was part of the team that won the.
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