The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track.

Moses Boulevard". Morehouse did not have its own track so he used public high school facilities around the city to train. He received the AAU's James E.

Between 1977 and 1987 Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and set the world record in his event four times. In 2000 he was elected the first Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy an international service organization of world-class athletes.