Rivalries don't necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with Butch Reynolds for many years. I won all the races, but Butch was the world record holder before I came into the sport, he was extremely talented and he was the only other man running 43 seconds.
タグ: being, only, world, man

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I always wanted to be a sprinter.
タグ: wanted, always
Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.
タグ: work, best, hard-work, life
The mind is absolutely instrumental in achieving results, even for athletes. Sports psychology is a very small part, but it's extremely important when you're winning and losing races by hundredths and even thousandths of a second.
タグ: winning, mind, you, sports
I had already been into my professional career for six years and had not won an individual gold medal at the Olympics. There was a tremendous amount of pressure going into 1996 to get it done.
タグ: done, pressure, professional, gold
I don't always do a lot of predicting, but, when I get a really strong feeling about something, I will tell people.
タグ: always, will, feeling, people
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