Dennis Mitchell

Dennis Allen Mitchell (born February 20, 1966) is an American former college and international track and field athlete, who was a member of the gold medal-winning team in the 4 × 100 metres relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Quotes The concept came after I had done some really good things in track and field, but I wasn't getting any recognition. I was being overshadowed by others. So I created a personality that no one else has. When you see the story of Superman or Spiderman, they don't look up to any other superhero. They created their own image. That's what I've tried to do. So he bounces nearly halfway down the track, a combination of Tigger and Errol Flynn as he fights off the purveyors of evil. Suddenly he'll strike a 'Three Musketeers' pose facing the crowd then ramrod straight, clenched fist over heart, head cocked to look straight down the track. 'That's my groove. Once I get in that groove and feel that, it gives me a feeling of being invincible. That means I'm ready to go. If I ever don't do that, don't even watch my race.' It all came together when one day, he donned the garish-looking green unitard. Suddenly, people were starting to notice Mitchell. 'I came out and people were pointing at me, saying, Man, look at that green uniform. I felt some of that energy and said to myself, 'I want to keep this.' Thus the Green Machine was born. And now the Green Machine features a sporty little option not seen on most sprinting models -- a very un-aerodynamic eyebrow ring. 'It's the next level of the Green Machine. I'm a thousand times better than I was in 1994. Mitchell's 'Green Machine' draws notice, June 21 1996 External links Category:1966 births Category:Track and field athletes Category:Olympic gold medalists Category:Sportspeople from the United States Category:African Americans Category:People from North Carolina Category:Living people