Why can't I access recovery mode?

My iMac (2010, i3, 10.8.2) began running sluggishly last night. My sone turned it off and now I can't even boot into recovery mode. I have the Apple logo and the loading circle showing. Earlier attempts to access internet recovery and recovery resulted in a frozen screen. I'm beginning to think the hard drive is shot,even though I hear it spinning.

You didn't state how your attempting to boot into Recovery mode, if you haven't tried the following then please do:
When you hear the start up tone, hold down the OPTION key until you can choose the Recovery Partition. If your system can't see it then there is a fair chance  you have a damaged HD. Do you happen to also run MS Windows on your machine in Boot Camp, if so then you may have another issue and will need to post in the Boot Camp forum.

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