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…showed last 75 words of 720 total…he on the other hand always found a way to get back at them. He used his fame has a runner, and his popularity in the sport to defy the AAU. Steve Prefontaine challenged the AAU by organizing a track meet without the sanction of the governing body. Pre's challenge resulted in the AAU's "backing down" and sanctioning the meet rather than attempting to ban Pre and the other potential Olympians he recruited to participate (8).