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Just identify the very first physical action you need to take, and do it.
I can't really live outside Jamaica. I can be away, but only for a while.
When I was young, I didn't really think about anything other than sports.
For some reason, when I get to the 200m, I'm always a little bit nervous.
I wasnt born with a golden spoon in my mouth. It was a really tough life.
I don't compete with other discus throwers. I compete with my own history.
I don't have one specific person that I think is the most athletic person.
It doesn't matter what anybody thinks of what I do. The clock doesn't lie.
Honesty is the foundation for trust; you can't have one without the other.
If I die... I'd be so mad at myself that I didn't explore that side of me.
You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.
I'm so lucky. I have such a great support system. All I have to do is run.
But now in open division, I get to fight a lot more. I actually like that.
If I run 100 meters 30 times, that is 3 kilometers and no longer a sprint.
It's a challenge between me and the hurdle, and the hurdle has always won.
I don't think I would have been such a good runner if I hadn't enjoyed it.
When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds.
To beat Henry Cejudo, you might have to bring an AK-47 and a couple dudes.
God bless America. I am American. I'm very patriotic. I love this country.
If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going.
This life we have is short, so let us leave a mark for people to remember.
I've made a promise to myself to be a 100% healthy person if nothing else.
I donate money to the existing foundation that funds the US Ski Team kids.
I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.
I'm a competitive person and I love the challenge of mastering new things.
I wasn't born with a golden spoon in my mouth. It was a really tough life.
It's just so overwhelming to think, 'OK, the whole world is watching this!'
Our house was always full of grandparents and aunts and uncles and cousins.
I knew how far a little boy or girl could run with 50 words of reassurance.
I never was content unless I was trying my skill...or testing my endurance.
Winning is neither everything nor the only thing. It is one of many things.
I think I'm a crossover athlete to get the sport into the mainstream media.
I'm not going to be boxing forever, but I've put no time-cap on it, really.
I'm a normal girl. I don't go out much, and I don't know what is enjoyment.
The pole vault is a very complicated event, there are many things involved.
I decided to create a sports club during the Soviet times. It was my dream.
What is nice about this sport is that I am responsible for most everything.
To be a champion long-distance runner you have to run on the edge of death.
I'm the national champion of Jamaica now, I go into the Olympics like this.
Over the years I have been kind of lazy, thinking my talent alone can do it.
Athletes try to get other athletes out and they should have no false starts.
Competition is pretty much the essence of everything, it gives humans drive.
A perfect scenario would be to feel like you've just started on every event.
You benefit from getting in enough volume at the beginning of your training.
What I'm doing is going to do some good and we're going to change the world.
But if kids take up things like hockey and football they will go back to it.
And where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within.
I want to fight for a credible organization and face high caliber opponents.
As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman.
It is very good to be Olympic champion, but that is not the strongest field.