American - Athlete | July 23, 1974 -
It is only those who believe in their ability who shine when it matters.
Maurice Greene
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Every race is not perfect; there are obviously a lot of things I can improve on at the end of the race.
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When the gun fires you must concentrate for every second on the way to that finish line. You should know exactly how long it will take you to and think about every step of the race you are about to run.
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I have a God-given talent and I work very hard for what I do. Anybody can run fast. It's how you run fast. I pay attention to technical things now.
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To be number one, you must train like you are number two.
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Weather is uncontrollable. Only the Lord above can control the weather. Whatever we get, we have to work with.
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You'd like more people to recognise what you do is special. But I take the attitude that the best thing I can do for my sport is to be the best at it. The best way people will come to recognise that track and field is a great sport is to see athletes excelling at it. Which is what I intend to do.
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I don't think about second or third place.
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Among the world elite there are a handful of athletes who are physically capable of winning it.
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I've had bad jobs. Now I have a good one. I'm thankful.
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Everyone is coming after me now. Fine, let them keep on coming. I'm the fastest man in the world, no doubt.
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In America, we have three major sports - baseball, football and basketball. They get the most coverage. Then there's things like golf which mop up most of what is left. But track and field? We are way at the bottom of the totem pole.
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