Rome, July 11: Olympic 100 metre champion Maurice Greene was in no mood to relax on the eve of the third Golden League meeting which takes place here on Friday. "If you go into the race and be aggressive you run 9.9 - if you don't, and you're too relaxed, you're looking at 10 flat or 10.1," the 28-year-old American told media persons.

Greene, seeking a fourth consecutive world title in Paris next month, insisted he would not change his style to accommodate the new ruling, which allows only one false start and disqualifies any offender thereafter.

"There are rules that take things away from us," he said. "As man progresses, so does his reactions. "It has taken some of the aggression out of us. We have to be on the edge.

Greene admitted he was struggling to find form and has even entered the preliminary race in Rome for the extra practice.

"It is time to start heating things up a bit with the World Championships coming up," said the sprinter nicknamed the 'Kansas Comet' who is aiming for a fifth consecutive win in the Italian capital.

Bureau Report