Usain Bolt Quotes
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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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As long as I'm in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.
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There are better starters than me but I'm a strong finisher.
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I definitely know I'm going to be working a lot more with my foundation when it comes to developing the kids in Jamaica.
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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 just love dancing.
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I really don't have a favorite meal. I eat anything.
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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 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.
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If I get to be a legend, I've achieved my goal.
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The hard part for me is rest. I am a person who stays up late. If I go to bed early, I don't sleep, but I know I have to rest. That is always a struggle for me.
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I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete.
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I thought Bolt was amazing, I mean, beating the world record and slowing down at the end, how galling has that got the for the other athletes? I never managed to do anything in 9.69 seconds, it took me ten seconds to watch him do that.
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I can't really live outside Jamaica. I can be away, but only for a while.
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But anybody who steps into the lane beside you is the biggest competition because they made it to the finals.
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We Jamaicans are not so much stressed about time, you know, but you have to stay on top of it. And, of course, on the track, every time we go on the track, it is all about the seconds and the fractions of a second that count.
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I don't like losing anyways.
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At the end of the season, I normally get some time off training and can go on vacation and enjoy myself.
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I am doing what I do [athletics] because the fans love it and it's a part of me, it's my personality. I think people come to see you run fast, but they also come to see a show, a performance. They want to see a personality, and that's what I give them.
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I have to move on now as there is no point to dwell on the past. I have a few days to refocus and get ready for the 200 meters on Friday. After this I have the 4×100-meter and a few other races before the end of the season.
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I don't have a clue. These things don't bother me. I think about the technical stuff but not how many steps or what my heart rate is.
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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.
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I had thought that I would stop in 2017, but my coach has told me to stop saying that as I may continue into 2018. I'm not thinking about it at the moment.
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My diet is much better. I eat what I have to. The older you get, the better you get at making sacrifices.