“I’ve learned over the years that if you start thinking about the race, it stresses you out a little bit. I just try to relax and think about video games, what I’m gonna do after the race, what I’m gonna do just to chill. Stuff like that to relax a little before the race.”
“When people see your personality come out, they feel so good, like they actually know who you are.”
“There are better starters than me but I’m a strong finisher.”
“You have good days and bad days.”
“If I get to be a legend, I’ve achieved my goal.”
“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.”
“I’ve worked hard over the years, I’ve been injured and I’ve worked hard through it, and I’ve made it.”
“Repeating is harder than anything else.”
“I wouldn’t say I’m a phenomenon, just a great athlete.”
“I remember once, actually the first race I ran, I fell.”
“For me, I’m focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I’m working on it.”
“A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time.”
“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 don’t think limits.”
“I think my acceleration is very good. That’s the key for me.”
“It’s a great feat for me to have broken my world record.”
“Sometimes you lose sight of what’s going on around you.”
“I can’t really live outside Jamaica. I can be away, but only for a while.”
“My name is Bolt, Lightning Bolt.”
“I really want to try soccer after I retire because I’ve watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender.”
“I know what I can do so it doesn’t bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation.”
“If you’re the Olympic champion then they have to wait four more years to get you again.”
“I work hard, and I do good, and I’m going to enjoy myself. I’m not going to let you restrict me.”
“All I have to do is to work on transition and technique.”
“My coach told me if I broke the national record for the 200, I could run a 100.”
“Yeah, I am lazy. There’s no doubt about that.”
“I know what to do and I go and execute.”
“I don’t read a lot of books.”
“I was playing cricket first and my cricket coach was the one that introduced me to track and field.”
“I think they have not learned over the years that the more you talk, the more I will want to beat you.”
“If you think about racing too much you may just lose it a little bit.”
“I’ve tried my hardest to bribe my chef, but my team have been clever and hired someone who not only is not bribeable but who chases me round the house and makes sure I eat what he’s cooked, and he lays out my vitamin pills and supplements in front of me so I can’t ‘forget’ to take them.”
“As long as I’m in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.”
“I don’t like losing anyways.”
“People like to see showdowns.”
“You do not want to get married at 22! Especially if you’re famous, because girls are going to be throwing themselves at you.”
“People always say I’m a legend, but I’m not. Not until I’ve defended my Olympic titles. That’s when I’ve decided I’ll be a legend.”
“But if I keep my core and back strong, the scoliosis doesn’t really bother me.”
“But anybody who steps into the lane beside you is the biggest competition because they made it to the finals.”
“Track and field was very big when I was growing up.”
“Where I’m from, there is no violence, pretty much.”
“I have dedicated my life to the 200m, I really love the 200m a lot.”
“I like music a lot.”
“My brother is really, really slow.”
“There are things that bother me. I try not to let them, but they do.”
“I don’t know the history of my sport. I’m not like those people who know everything.”
“I have matured a lot.”
“I will run against anybody.”
“I try to lead by example.”
“I like to have fun, just stay relaxed.”
“Come on… when you’re running, if you see you’re going to win, you’re going to celebrate.”
“If Queen Elizabeth knighthooded me and I would get the title Sir Usain Bolt. That sounds very nice.”
“I don’t think about records.”
“I don’t put myself under pressure.”
“You can get beat any day.”
“I don’t even like to go out onto the streets sometimes because I can’t get anything done. People want pictures and autographs all the time.”
“I just love dancing.”
“I really don’t have a favorite meal. I eat anything.”
“My relationship with everyone in Jamaica is good.”
“It’s always a wake-up call to get beaten.”
“Every season, for me, it’s like starting from scratch again.”
“My hunger is always there.”
“Once a year I will clean my room, just because I feel I should.”
“I would rather be lying in a bed than changing one.”
“My coach is pushing me harder than ever to make sure I stay at a good level.”
“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.”
“The three-peat has never been attempted, ever, and for me, I think it will add to my legendary status. I want to become one of the greatest athletes ever to have competed in any sport, so for me, that’s what it means.”
“My coach keeps telling me to say I’m not going to retire. I should just go through the motions and see what I feel every year and see if I really want to do it, but personally, I want to do it, but my coach says just take your time, don’t rush.”
“I definitely know I’m going to be working a lot more with my foundation when it comes to developing the kids in Jamaica.”
“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.”
“I can’t watch a Mayweather fight. I don’t find it exciting.”
“When people come to a race, part of it is the anticipation: ‘What is he going to do?’”
“The 100m is never stressful.”
“For some reason, when I get to the 200m, I’m always a little bit nervous.”
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