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The myth of the Olympic spirit

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Through all of the Olympian fanfare, they said all the right things. Andy Roddick said he was exceedingly proud to represent the United States in Athens. Roger Federer explained that winning the gold medal was a high priority, right behind winning Wimbledon and finishing the season ranked No. 1. And then Federer, who has won two of the year's three Grand Slams (the Australian Open and Wimbledon), went out and lost to 18-year-old Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the second round, the same ...

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