1.   Amateur dance organizations already seem to have the inside Olympic track, bumping the independent teachers and the major chains off the floor.

2.   Attitude of the kind that Olympic track star Michael Johnson throws off in a recent Ray-Ban ad in which he stands defiant, sweaty and shirtless.

3.   Because of the minimal shock absorption on the Olympic track, substantial energy is returned up into the muscles of the legs.

4.   A native of Fair Oaks, Calif., Sparks grew up dreaming of becoming an Olympic track star.

5.   Could it be only a matter of time before a former Olympic track star becomes a force in professional football?

6.   Dale Hughes painted the hundreds of metal parts of his Olympic cycling track red, green and blue because he wanted it to look like a giant Tinkertoy set.

7.   Emil Zatopek was a four-time Olympic track champion.

8.   For even though she is no longer on the Olympic track, Lipinski still loves to skate.

9.   For the past three off-seasons he has worked with Bob Kersee, the Olympic track coach, on a regimen emphasizing quick bursts and stamina.

10.   He resembles a racehorse more than a greyhound, a racehorse with an Olympic track that is clear and fast.