A reporter said to Jason Richardson, the silver medalist in the men's 110-meter hurdles, that he looks "so much more Jamaican than the Jamaican on the stage. What's the secret?"

"I definitely do enjoy the Jamaican culture, but I'm 100 percent American," Richardson said after a hearty laugh. "I just grew the dreads the summer between sophomore and junior year in college. Just going with something different. Nothing crazy about it, just trying to carve my own little niche."

— Jenna Fryer — Twitter http://twitter.com/jennafryer

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