To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don't really think me as a long jumper, although that's the event I had more success in.
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- I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing - he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous - any athlete who tells you they're not nervous isn't telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be.
- The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that you're going to learn lessons in playing those sports about winning and losing and teamwork and teammates and arguments and everything else that are going to affect you positively for the rest of your life.
- The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge.
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- I don't feel I'm qualified to be a coach outside the high school level. I think I would need to do more education to really be a good coach.