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Walter Dix sprints towards Olympics, greatness - St. Petersburg TimesPublished by
7/17/08 By
Brian Landman, Times Staff Writer
For sprinter Walter Dix, the athletic epiphany came when he was 9 years old and playing street football. A "big kid," four years his senior, challenged him to a race. A mismatch, some figured. Not so much. Dix beat him by a lean, which was the moment he — and those in his Fort Lauderdale neighborhood — realized just how freakishly fast he was. Read the full article at: www.tampabay.com
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