YOKOHAMA -- After a 12-hour flight from Paris, Maurice Greene couldn't get to sleep until the early hours of Monday morning. And during warmups for the 100-meter race at the Super Track and Field Meet 2002 on Monday, the body of the world's second fastest man didn't react quite like normal.
That's when he realized disaster was looming. But finishing fifth out of nine runners in a season-ending, second-class meet didn't seem to bother him -- he kept a huge smile on his face.
"Tired. Felt like my body was asleep," said Greene, who finished in 10.56 seconds, .35 seconds slower than first-place American compatriot Bernard Williams at a drizzling International Stadium Yokohama.