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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.

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Usain Bolt
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: August 21
Association Football Player
Olympic Athlete
Sprinter
Usain St. Leo Bolt
Events
Growing
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Johnson
Michael
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You have good days and bad days.
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The hard part for me is rest. I am a person who stays up late. If I go to bed early, I don't sleep, but I know I have to rest. That is always a struggle for me.
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I think the sport needs the help to continue to motivate athletes.
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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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If I get to be a legend, I've achieved my goal.
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I try not to eat too much fast food but still go for hot wings occasionally. As I get older, I have to pay more attention to my diet. My favorite food is jerk pork.
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Messi or Cristiano - Speed? Cristiano. Shot? Cristiano. Dribbling? Messi. Intelligence? Messi. Talent? Messi. Winner is Messi!
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If you're the Olympic champion then they have to wait four more years to get you again.
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For me, time is everything, because from the time you wake up you have to have your heart and soul in this. You have to work through the day, you have to go to the gym, you have to eat, and yet you have to work as fast as possible to get home and get rest before the next day begins again.
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I don't put myself under pressure.
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I was not stressing about what other people wanted. I put myself first.
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There are better starters than me but I'm a strong finisher.
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When I'm at the gym, I think about chicks, going to the beach, and looking good. I do it for the girls.
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I want to be one of the greatest athletes ever to live, not only in track and field, but in all of general sport.
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There's a lot of great Olympians, but for me, I try to prove myself as one of the best - and that's the key thing.
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I don't listen to music before a race - my coach doesn't like it, he thinks I might lose my focus and concentration.
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In Jamaica, you learn as a child how to roll a joint. Everyone here has tried it. I did too
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Women always find you out when you lie. Always. No matter what, they always find out. They're like detectives.
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Every season, for me, it's like starting from scratch again.
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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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