Be Who You Are In

It Is Important That You Strive For Humility, But Not Humiliation, For A Cool, Level-headed Confidence, Not A Stiff, Delusional Arrogance.

On The £20,000 Mercedes Prizes For Each Winner At The World Athletics Championships In Stuttgart- Anyone Good Enough To Win Already Has One.

You Owe It To Yourself To Find Your Own Unorthodox Way Of Succeeding, Or Sometimes, Just Surviving.

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.

All My Life I Believed I Became An Athlete Through My Own Determination, But It's Impossible To Think That Being Descended From Slaves Hasn't Left An Imprint Through The Generations.