10 quotes found
Sprinter · Jamaican · 1986
Jamaican sprinter (born 1986)
“A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time.”
“I don't know the history of my sport. I'm not like those people who know everything.”
“I work hard, and I do good, and Im going to enjoy myself. Im not going to let you restrict me.”
“I work hard, and I do good, and I’m going to enjoy myself. I’m not going to let you restrict me.”
“When people see your personality come out, they feel so good, like they actually know who you are.”
“You do not want to get married at 22! Especially if you're famous, because girls are going to be throwing themselves at you.”
“In track years... track is not like other sports. You do have track athletes that stay in this sport until, like, 35, 36, but I think when you get to 28, it's really difficult.”
“Manners is the key thing. Say, for instance, when you're growing up, you're walking down the street, you've got to tell everybody good morning. Everybody. You can't pass one person.”
“I'd like to say to all my fans out there, thanks for the support. And to all my doubters, thank you very much because you guys have also pushed me.”
“Thankfully, Coach had taught me a way of embracing the pain. He called that overwhelming rust of hurt 'The Moment of No Return', a point of pure agony when the body told an athlete to quit, to rest...”