SAINT-DENIS, France — For years, the greatest hurdler who ever lived watched a promising athlete from Virginia power his way toward greatness. This kid didn’t run so much as he motored.
This kid hurdled like a car from the 1960s—a Dodge Viper, or Ford Torino—only with modern technology’s most souped-up engine built into his 6'2", 190-pound frame. This kid ran like the NFL player he could have been, had he not waved away college football scholarship offers from programs like Georgia. This kid, Grant Holloway, became a hurdler instead.
