... first place in the 400 meter race in the 1972 Olympic Games by two/thousandth of a second. He almost won a gold medal. Max Lucado, that inspired writer out in Texas, gives us these sad statements which revolve around "almost": "He almost got it together." "We were ... some ships in Cuba to explore the coast of Mexico. After landing he ordered his men to have all and metal fittings and cannon removed from the ships. Then he ordered the ships burned so that there could be no retreat. For his crew it must have ...