Maurice Greene (sprinter)

Greene was the great drive-phase sprinter of the late 1990s. Thickly muscled and low out of the blocks, he stayed down through his acceleration and attacked the track with piston-like arms, a contrast to Lewis's gradual unfolding. His 9.79 world record in Athens in 1999, three world 100m titles and the Sydney 2000 Olympic gold all came from winning the first 50 metres and refusing to give it back.