Any rivalry needs something more than great competition to make it legendary.

East vs. West. Rich vs. Poor. Big vs. Small.

Sprinkle any of those ingredients into a battle between two great athletes and you have something memorable.

King Leatherbury knew how he wanted his training career to be defined. He knew how he would like to be remembered.

“If I wanted something on my tombstone,” he said, “it would just be, ‘He won races.’”