A lot of women say they love being pregnant, but I wasn't such a big fan.

Believe it or not, Twitter calms me down. I enjoy interacting with people.

This is the home of hurdling, and the Americans are the kings of the event.

I never let track define me. That's something that's really important to me.

I'm passionate about my sport and grateful that I get to do it for a living.

Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able.

Fantastic, I am very happy to be the fastest 800 metres runner in the world.

When anyone tells me I can't do anything... I'm just not listening any more.

When I was younger, I used to be a high jumper before I switched to hurdles.

My mom always has this amazing ability to always see the best in a situation.

My dad's a pastor and a seminary professor, my mom, she has such great faith.

My dad's a pastor and a seminary professor; my mom, she has such great faith.

A lot of times in sport if you try to tell the truth it seems like an excuse.

I work with the Carl Lewis Foundation focusing on youth from high school down.

There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete.

I think I'm a person who is proud of my [Christian] faith and where I come from.

Why do you need to brake? Find your place, just be confident, and drive into it.

I do a lotta trash talking to keep me motivated, to keep me to not want to lose.

Philippians 1:21 is very special to me because it helps to keep my life centered.

For me, there's a lot of expectations and you want to be able to live up to them.

I will continue to express the fact I am for a drug-free sport and always will be.

Everyone sees the glory moments, but they don't see what happens behind the scenes.

When I was a little boy, I always wanted to run. I loved competing with my friends.

I listen to a lot of Christian music, and reading my Bible calms me down immensely.

I loved having my baby inside of me, but I was very happy when he was finally here.

To be able to live and train in Iraq under these circumstances you need to be brave.

Learning to drive in Canberra is pretty easy and I had great teachers in my parents.

I started running in high school. I found out if you run fast then you can get girls.

You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.

I'm looking to get in the best shape possible for London and not worrying about rivals.

I want to run for eternal glory and track is great, but it's not what life is all about.

Conventional is not for me. I like things that are uniquely Flo. I like being different.

The weather plays a very big role. I have run very few races in the raining and the cold.

Every moment is not great and sometimes those are the moments in which you learn the most.

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I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.

You forget that sometimes people are out there to get you - they don't even have a reason.

My speed is a gift from God, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, it all comes from him.

I love the relays. Track is such an individual sport, so it's fun to do something together.

I am against performance-enhancing drugs. I have never taken them and I never will take them.

The Olympic games are already there and we don't have even half of what you need to train well.

A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up.

I was only 24 then, but 18 of those 24 years had been dedicated to wanting to get to that moment.

I spend around three hours on the track and two hours in the weight room, five or six days a week.

What I want is that I can match my performances during training so I can be satisfied with myself.

We realized that the only persons we can truly trust in this world is each other and our families.

People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else.

After my first day of competition I put on compression socks. They help me recover for the next day.

As you get older, there are going to be a few more challenges, but thankfully I'm still feeling good.

My idea of beauty is somebody that doesn't have to try too much, someone who is effortless and fresh.

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