Usain Bolt Quotes
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There are better starters than me but I'm a strong finisher.
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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 was younger, I always wanted to impress, to be good for my country, to make them feel good, and sometimes that meant I didn't focus on myself enough. I learned I had to put myself first. And it's fine because I want for me the same thing that they want for me, which is to win.
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If you're the Olympic champion then they have to wait four more years to get you again.
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Unfortunately, I don't usually get to see much outside the Olympics as I compete almost every day. I have been to Rio a few times and got a tour of the sites. It is a spectacular city.
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One of the things we're trying to do more of is not just take money from corporate partnerships, but get more involved in the business side for when I retire. So Puma are going to make me an ambassador for life. I have a clothing line coming out. I am investing a lot in housing in Jamaica, buildings for rent.
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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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It's always a wake-up call to get beaten.
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I don't think limits.
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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 really don't have a favorite meal. I eat anything.
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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 just love dancing.
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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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I can't really live outside Jamaica. I can be away, but only for a while.
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I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete.
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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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No matter who you are, no matter what you're doing, no matter how focus you are, no matter how ready you think you? are, you're not gonna catch me
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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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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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Surprisingly, maybe the place I get recognised the least is the United States. America is not so big on track and field. Some recognise me there but lots don't.
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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 still have the drive. I just want to push the barriers and see what I can do and how far I can go. I am just determined and driven.
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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.