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I don't want to be Usain Bolt.
You got to attack every workout.
As a professional, you have a routine.
The sky's the limit as fast as I can ever run.
I've done everything right, I'm a model citizen.
I want to leave my own legacy, make my own trail.
I just work hard with my God-given talent and abilities.
I just keep doing me and representing the sport the right way.
That's always my mentality. There's always room for improvement.
It means a lot to be considered the fastest in the United States.
I won't say I'm the new Usain Bolt, I'm the new Christian Coleman.
A lot of people don't realise how competitive college sprinting is.
I wouldn't know who Michael Johnson was if he didn't run fast times.
I want to be looked at as one of the greatest sprinters of all-time.
What we get paid to do is peak at the world championships and Olympics.
Obviously my strong suit is the 100 so that is what my main focus is on.
I never really set any time goals. I think that puts a limit on yourself.
Every time you get an opportunity to be around your loved ones, cherish it.
I think I have just as much talent as anybody when it comes to the 100 or 200.
Winning the Diamond League with a personal record, it's like icing on the cake.
Like everybody, I like pizza. You can't go wrong with that or a good cheeseburger.
I am just a young black man living my dream, people are trying to smear my reputation.
It means a lot to notch my name in the sport and have my name among some of the greats.
In perfect conditions, with a championship mindset and ready to peak, anything is possible.
My whole life I have just ran track and I have just continued and taken it to the next level.
This is something nobody can take away from me. I'm a world champion. That's a crazy feeling.
I don't want to be anybody else. I want to be the best version of Christian Coleman that I can.
When I look back at my career, I want to say I accomplished certain things and ran certain times.
Michael Johnson doesn't pay my bills or sign my cheques. So I don't really care what he has to say.
At one time I was one of those guys looking at the guys on the top saying 'I want to be like that.'
I have that mindset going into anything I do, there's always room to improve, you can always do better.
I don't have any close friends that are my competitors. I think that's just the nature of being a sprinter.
I've just got to continue doing my job and more and more people will see the beauty in the sport that I see.
Even at recess, in elementary school, it was just a known thing that I was one of the fastest in the school.
You shoot as high as you can but if you don't end up there you can still end up accomplishing something great.
A lot of people, when they are expected to do great things they fold, but you have got to find a way to navigate it.
I think my first World Championships, I handled it well. My goal, just like any other meet, was to come out and win.
I don't know anybody that is like super close friends but also competing for the same medal. That would be kinda odd.
I'm just a regular guy, I just happen to be really talented, and I have a gift from God that I've worked really hard at.
I'm just a regular guy who had talent and the wherewithal to be able to hone that into something I can make money doing.
Me being a shorter guy, I am pretty quick out of the blocks and can get up to top speed maybe a little faster than some guys.
I think people have a misconception of athletes when they think about what goes through their heads, you know what I'm saying?
Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin... to have my name up there with those types of guys is a blessing and a humbling feeling.
I've been blessed with a lot of talent, and if I just continue to work hard, then I think my name will be up there with some of the best.
To be looked up to as one of the Americans that's supposed to carry the torch, go to the major championships and get medals, that's a huge honour.
My weakness might be that the guys with the longer legs can hold their top speed a little bit longer and might not slow down as fast at the end of the race.
Coming from the south side of Atlanta, Georgia, everyone has a chip on their shoulder. That's how competitive it is. It makes athletes great who come from there.
There are so many guys that they are talking about that may be the 'next one' or may be the next Bolt. That whole conversation is exciting to me and really humbling.
Before, when Bolt was in the race, it was about who's going to get second. You just come and want to watch Bolt run, it's always exciting because you know he always puts on a show.
For me, I just love running in the big moments. That's always been the way. That is what you work so hard for. You don't work hard to run fast in practice or to run fast at small meets.