Usain Bolt Quotes
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My name is Bolt, Lightning Bolt.
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I don't know the history of my sport. I'm not like those people who know everything.
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Politics is tricky, especially in Jamaica. There are two parties, Jamaica Labour Party and People's National Party, and if I went for one, I would upset supporters of the other. I stay as far from politics as I can.
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You do not want to get married at 22! Especially if you're famous, because girls are going to be throwing themselves at you.
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My coach told me if I broke the national record for the 200, I could run a 100.
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Where I'm from, there is no violence, pretty much.
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I don't read a lot of books.
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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.
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I actually had nuggets and mostly Asian food when I was at the Olympics. But as soon as I got back to Jamaica, or when I was in London, I had a lot of wings. That was the first thing I asked for - "Hey, get me some wings."
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Once a year I will clean my room, just because I feel I should.
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I know what I can do so it doesn't bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation.
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I have matured a lot.
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If you think about racing too much you may just lose it a little bit.
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There are things that bother me. I try not to let them, but they do.
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As long as I'm in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.
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If I get to be a legend, I've achieved my goal.
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Repeating is harder than anything else.
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I want to be one of the greatest athletes ever to live, not only in track and field, but in all of general sport.
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I think they have not learned over the years that the more you talk, the more I will want to beat you.
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I don't think about records.
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If you feel strongly about something and you want to voice your opinion, I feel it's your right, so, that's how I look at it because that's how life is.
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When people come to a race, part of it is the anticipation: 'What is he going to do?'
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If Queen Elizabeth knighthooded me and I would get the title Sir Usain Bolt. That sounds very nice.
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When I played football, I liked being a goalkeeper or a midfielder. I was probably better at cricket. I would be a very good cricketer if I was a professional now. I think I would probably have been the best, in fact.