It’s a good day to start fresh. A dome of blue sky arches up and over Pitt Stadium, shutting out the sound and fury of another Oakland rush hour. Track star Roger Kingdom, a student and athlete at Pitt in the early ’80′s, emerges from the dark portal leading to the football locker rooms. He stands alone a minute, snaps on a 30-pound weight vest, and takes a deep breath. It’s been only six weeks since the World Championship 110-meter hurdle race, but he can’t rest any longer. Fourth in the world isn’t good enough for a man who’s won two gold medals and held a world record. At age 33, time’s running out. By Valerie Gregg, Pitt Magazine, 1996
— Click on the word “Kingdom,” above for the rest of the story.
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