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Track and field was very big when I was growing up.

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Usain Bolt
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: August 21
Association Football Player
Olympic Athlete
Sprinter
Usain St. Leo Bolt
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The older I get, the less I am bothered by talk like that. I have total faith in my coach Yohan Blake, total faith.
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I would rather be lying in a bed than changing one.
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We Jamaicans are not so much stressed about time, you know, but you have to stay on top of it. And, of course, on the track, every time we go on the track, it is all about the seconds and the fractions of a second that count.
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I want to stay involved in athletics I want to encourage kids to take part and try to grow the sport.
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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.
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I actually had nuggets and mostly Asian food when I was at the Olympics. But as soon as I got back to Jamaica, or when I was in London, I had a lot of wings. That was the first thing I asked for - Hey, get me some wings.
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I don't like losing anyways.
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I always support Argentina. I watched a lot of the European Championships but wasn't supporting one team. I knew some players in a few of the teams and was just seeing how they played. It was nice for Ronaldo to win with Portugal.
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I stopped worrying about the start. The end is what's important.
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All I have to do is to work on transition and technique.
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But anybody who steps into the lane beside you is the biggest competition because they made it to the finals.
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Worrying gets you nowhere. If you turn up worrying about how you're going to perform, you've already lost. Train hard, turn up, run your best and the rest will take care of itself.
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I had thought that I would stop in 2017, but my coach has told me to stop saying that as I may continue into 2018. I'm not thinking about it at the moment.
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I think the sport needs the help to continue to motivate athletes.
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You have good days and bad days.
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My coach told me if I broke the national record for the 200, I could run a 100.
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There are so many Jamaican people here in London, it's going to be like being at home for me.
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Every season, for me, it's like starting from scratch again.
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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.
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I know what I can do so it doesn't bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation.
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