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Athletes who are able to stay completely focused in pursuit of their dreams are the ones that are most likely to become champions.
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.
One thing I really hate is experience. Experience for me doesn't work. Everybody's talking about experience this, experience that.
Even though decathlon is really long, there's always something different to look forward to, which is great for mental stimulation.
After hooking up the fuel line and pumping a little gasoline through the hose, I prepared for a workout on the 'coach's ergometer'.
There was a French activist and writer, Simone de Beauvoir, who said, 'You are not born woman. You become one' ... Words I live by.
If someone was born the way she was born, are you going to blame him, or are you going to blame God? Whose fault is that? Nobody's.
Now [Sue Grafton] loves writer's block, seeing it as a message from the psyche that the narrative is headed in the wrong direction.
Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills.
I'll have to say winning the Olympic gold in Atlanta is a crowning achievement, along with the gold in the relay in the same games.
When I'm running fast, I don't feel anything, it's effortless, it's like my feet don't even touch the ground, it's like I'm flying.
Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either.
I always go into a fight thinking the decision is going to be fair, and I relish these fights where the atmosphere is so fantastic.
This year is very difficult for me to run after I after I lose my fiancee. I'm not preparing very well. I have sadness in my heart.
Mental Management is the process of maximising the probability of having a consistent mental performance, under pressure, on demand
I succeed on my own personal motivation, dedication, and commitment. My mindset is: If I'm not out there training, someone else is.
People tend to like an athlete's performance, but if you don't get a feeling for the individual, you're not very emotive about them.
Henry Cejudo is going to become the greatest combat athlete of all time, being an Olympic champ and a two-division champ in the UFC.
Big occasions and races which have been eagerly anticipated almost to the point of dread, are where great deeds can be accomplished.
The challenge and the energy running requires may be a selfish one, but it actually motivates me to be stronger in my relationships.
The most important thing in skating is finding your center. There is nothing better than Skate Spinner to do this - not even skates!
Whether I'm running, working, relating, parenting, learning - whatever I'm doing, I want to surround myself with people who push me.
If athletes are found to have taken performance enhancing drugs, then they should be banned for two years, even if they are British.
All the exciting contests and travel and sponsorships are cool, but I like to be able to have influence on people and on youngsters.
I figure if I have one false start every ten or 12 years that I've been running, I probably won't false start again during my career.
For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art.
The most important thing about skating is that it teaches you to do the things you should do before you do the things you want to do.
I realized from a very early age that God gave me a gift, and that gift was to run, and I wanted to use it to the best of my ability.
I realised from a very early age that God gave me a gift, and that gift was to run, and I wanted to use it to the best of my ability.
There is no one magic move or secret that creates victory, but lots of little items that when added together can make you victorious.
I was running since I was 10. Since grade one at school people looked at me and thought, oh gosh she can really run, she's a natural.
I love music, and a lot of it. Jazz is probably on the top with guys like Miles Davis. But I even enjoy music from the '60s and '70s.
The thing that makes [Bob] Kennedy so good is that he doesn't have a fear of losing. He was willing to go to Europe and get hammered.
At some point, if the UFC allows me, I'd like to go to 125 because I know I can win that belt, man. I'm too strong, and I'm too fast.
I really do miss playing basketball. I don't play a lot of pick-up games. But I do like using basketball as a form of cross training.
Peter Norman is a humanitarian, and I say "is" because in my life, Peter Norman is never deceased. He's always going to live with me.
Wrestlers, you don't just get better from wrestling live. To improve technique, you have to learn it, then drill it. Drilling is key!
I'm a huge fan of Conor McGregor, an incredible athlete. What he has done for MMA is phenomenal; he has been a great supporter of me.
You have to make sure you have the right people around you to get the right fights, and you're not guaranteed to get the best fights.
If there were any people who were my role models I would just say it was my family's influence and the family and the kids around me.
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.
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.
I looked up to Don Quarrie and Michael Johnson when I was younger. They were the best in the 200m which was my main event growing up.
I know what I want when I start a marathon: to win! But what do you want? Make sure you're clear in advance and don't go out too fast.
I always come into these competitions hoping to come away with a gold medal. I won't relax until I have the gold medal around my neck.
The first step is the most important. It is the most crucial and the most effective as it will initiate the direction you have chosen.
Happiness is not bought by money, but it can buy circumstances and conditions that improve the chances of a worldly kind of happiness.
Coming off the last turn, my thoughts changed from 'One more try...one more try...one more try...' to 'I can win! I can win! I can win!
Being an Olympic runner and now a mommy, it is so important to me to help my children learn early on how to be active and stay healthy.
We all know that we Africans just win medals in middle and long distance, and walking in their footsteps makes me feel proud, you know.