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It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential.
I've been to three Olympics and I don't feel I've ever quite achieved my best at any of them.
There are so many Jamaican people here in London, it's going to be like being at home for me.
I've noticed in England once people reach a certain level they feel they have to get married.
Generally speaking, I think it is unbecoming to act as a national hero, wave hands and so on.
For thousands of years, father and son have stretched wistful hands across the canyon of time.
We have been given the privilege and responsibility of living on Earth to see it isn't ruined.
To be with the other two-time gold medalists is great, but it's great to just be a decathlete.
The ability to grow is directly related to the amount of insecurity you can take in your life.
Our mission for younger people is to do our best to make exercise cool, hip - the thing to do.
Ever since I was a kid, whatever situation I was presented with, I always made the most of it.
There are many commentators who have said the wrong thing before. That's part of the business.
I was black, studying physics and engineering. I was from a small school nobody ever heard of.
I'm not interested in how long I can hold out, but in how fast I can reach the finishing line.
Don't follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow.
I always loved running.... It was something you could do by yourself and under your own power.
I look at myself as the 'Batman' of track -- a vigilante. You may not like me, but I'm needed.
Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running.
Going to the cinema or a meal can be difficult, with people asking for pictures or autographs.
When you stand on the victory stand, you must be able to ask yourself: 'Did I win this medal?'
Running is my meditation, mind flush, cosmic telephone, mood elevator and spiritual communion.
There's a cardinal rule that you don't talk about sharks. If you don't see it, it's not there.
Four key words--helped make my dreams come true. They are: dedication, balance, risk, and love.
Have an open mind and an open heart. I'm not this bad person. I'm just doing what I have to do.
I love Broadway. And, I listen to country music, which I think a lot of people find surprising.
I am an athlete, and I focus more on the issues that concern me: training, perform, eat, sleep.
I have time to breathe, time to be myself more often, I am a lot more relaxed and less guarded.
As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.
I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching.
You will know as much of God, and only as much of God, as you are willing to put into practice.
I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.
If people think or believe that the flyweight division is boring, man, you're out of your mind.
I worked very hard. I felt I could play the game. The only thing that could stop me was myself.
There is always joy in achieving ,but the greater satisfaction lies in sharing the achievement.
There was no money in the sport but we'd be out there day in, day out, rain or shine, doing it.
There's a complete difference between training for a specific event and goal and just training.
I'd like to consider myself a versatile skater and I like to skate to different kinds of music.
The gun goes off and everthing changes... the world changes... and nothing else really matters.
At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.
I never believed that India could win a medal in badminton because the competition is so tough.
Often you need to take some risk, but it must be a realistic risk, you can't take a crazy risk.
I think when the competitions come, I am always ready to go. I don't think I ever have not been.
When I competed, it was for honor and country. It was a privilege to be a part of the U.S. team.
This Olympics is almost a little sad. It is my final Olympics. There are a lot of good memories.
I do catch myself driving around singing tunes, but I don't know if it's necessarily show tunes.
I've been telling people I'm in the best shape of my life, I've been training unbelievably hard.
My mind is pretty made up that life for Cathy Freeman will be as an unmarried woman from now on.
Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast.
What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.
You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.