Kenyan - Athlete | December 17, 1988 -
Sometimes when you get disappointment it makes you stronger.
David Rudisha
DisappointmentStrongerYouSometimes
Even if the pace is slow in championships, you can still sprint well and still power in the last 200, which is always the main part when the race is slow.
PowerSlowYouRaceAlwaysWell
I knew I would be running with so many people watching all over the world because of him. People love Bolt. He has many fans out there because of his great achievements and breaking world records in Olympics. I've done the same and it's a great honour. I'm happy and I'm happy for him.
LoveGreatHappyPeopleWorldDone
Brother Colm is one of the best coaches who's ever been here in Kenya. He's been, of course, my coach since I started running. He saw me in high school when I was still doing 400, and 200 meters. He decided for me to join his club and we'd been training for one month. That is when he saw me and he thought I could do a good 800.
GoodBestTrainingSchoolBrother
I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my exams. Even if I had gone and won the Olympics, I might not have handled the pressure. So I moved on.
TimeSchoolMeWinPressureYoung
I realised I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.
MeFindingRunOutMoraleUsed
My father's encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be like him, and I knew I had that ability to become an athlete. Being an Olympian is one of the greatest things, and being an Olympic gold medallist is one of the most prestigious titles in the world.
FatherMeGoldWorldEncouragement
I can say when it comes to championships it's a tactical race and normally you don't have a pacesetter who can set a pace for fast times. That is why you see that obviously we fall around 1:43 because that is the most favorable one can run from the front.
YouFallFastI CanSayRun
I missed the final of the World Championships in 2009, but I told the coach I would break the world record in 2010. Which I did. Then in 2011 I won the World Championships and now in 2012 it is the Olympics. That is how I have been working.
WorldNowMissedCoachFinalBreak
It's something special to break the world record at the Olympics.
WorldSpecialBreakSomethingRecord
My focus in 2010 was on just running fast races. My focus in 2011 was for winning at the World Championships. This year has been a combination of the two so we'll see what kind of time it brings.
TimeFocusWinningWorldYearFast
The Olympics is a special event and winning is very important. For me as a world record holder and world champion, the only thing I am missing is the Olympic gold medal and that is what I want to achieve in my career.
I AmMeGoldWinningWorldChampion
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