Renaldo Nehemiah
Renaldo Nehemiah
Renaldo Nehemiahis a retired American athlete who specialized in the 110 m hurdles. He was ranked number one in the world for four straight years, and is a former world record holder. Nehemiah is the first man to run the event in under 13 seconds. Nehemiah also played pro football in the National Football Leagueas a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers from 1982 to 1985, before returning to track and field athletics from 1986 to 1991. He now...
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I didn't understand it at the time, but I think Bill knew all eyes were going to be on me. Maybe he didn't want to be the one who, some might say, got the world's greatest hurdler maimed.
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Dwight Clark told me that he thought I was a phenomenal talent, and that Bill Walsh would love a guy like me, ... Bill was intrigued. Once word got out that I tried out with the 49ers, I could've picked where I wanted to go.
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The art form is to become one with the hurdle, to make it your friend, and I embraced that process.