GLASGOW — Cameron van der Burgh emerged from the Glasgow pool as champion on Monday night, but he spoke like a beaten man.He had just edged Adam Peaty by two-hundredths of a second to retain his Commonwealth Games 50m breaststroke crown and avenge his 100m breaststroke defeat two days earlier. The 26-year-old veteran had slapped down the latest challenge by the 19-year-old Englishman.Van der Burgh was relieved, but there was no joie de vivre as he spoke about his pain and how he had needed the win to rediscover his love for the sport."It was one of the hardest races I ever had to win in my whole life," he said after clocking a Games record of 26.76sec, not far outside his 26.67 world record. "Just the mental victory is worth more than any gold medal … the last 48 hours (have) been really difficult for me."Coming into the competition, I had to reassess the values and the love that I have for the sport and I think after the final of the 100m I walked out there and had no motivation. I...
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