Last Amateur Bannister Is No LeBron Chasing Olympic Ideal
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By Oliver Staley, Bloomberg Business Week
Britain was still reeling from World War II in the early 1950s. Then came the coronation of a new queen, the conquest of Mt. Everest and, in May 1954, the breaking of the four-minute Mile by Roger Bannister.
Bannister and his epic run helped rally the...
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