The Washington Post, July 18th, 2004
The three grown men sat squat in the bleachers, elbow to elbow. "We read about him the other day in the paper," said Ted Tom Jr., 30. "We told our wives, 'We have to go.' " Freddie Napoleon Jr. and Tom's cousin, Donald, nod their heads. They piled into a Chevy Cavalier the other night and drove 19 hours, a straight shot from Albuquerque, to see one of their own run. Brandon Leslie, the slight distance runner with the short-cropped hair in the muted yellow tank top and the burgundy shorts, steadied himself at the starting line. "They said he could be the next Billy Mills," Tom said. The gun f...
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