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"Who says I'm favourite?" asks 100m sprint-king Greene
"Who says I'm favourite?" asks 100m sprint-king Greene SYDNEY, Sept 11 (AFP) - The world's fastest man Maurice Greene played down his Olympic 100 metres favourite status after touching down here Monday. The American sprint king said he was hoping to put on a show at the Games but said improving his world record was not a priority - winning gold was all that mattered. "Who says I'm the favourite?" asked Greene when quizzed by reporters. "I still have to go out there and run the race. I've come here prepared to run a very great race," he said. Despite playing down his favourite tag, reigning 100m world champion Greene acknowledged he was more worried about self-inflicted blunders than the opposition. "My biggest threat is myself, me messing up," Greene said. "If I run my race I shall have a great time and if I don't, it's going to be a hard time." "It (the time) doesn't matter. I can run 10.40 secs, if I get the gold medal I'll be happy." He described his preparations for the Olympics as good. "I believe everything has been going according to plan and I'm just here to put on a great show." Two of Greene's major rivals, fellow American Jon Drummond and Trinidad's Ato Boldon also arrived in Sydney on Monday morning.
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