Between the LinesDr. Jason Lezak Powers U.S. Veteran U.S. Olympic swimmer Jason Lezak (pictured second from left), 32, delivered a blistering anchor leg to win the gold for the U.S. 400-meter freestyle relay August 10 in Beijing, China. The U.S. 400-meter freestyle relay team of Lezak, Michael Phelps, Cullen Jones and Garret Weber-Gale came from behind to win the exciting race, upsetting France, whose anchor, Alain Bernard, had brashly vowed to "smash" the U.S. The 6'4", 205-lb. Lezak trailed Bernard--who had started the day as the world record holder in the 100-meter freestyle--by half a body length when the two swimmers turned from the final wall. When I flipped at the 50, and saw how far ahead he was, knowing he was the world record holder, for a split second a thought crossed my mind: There is no way," Lezak said. "But I said 'You know what? This is ridiculous. This is the Olympics and I'm here for the United States of America. I don't care how bad it hurts.' Honestly, in lik...
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