Usain Bolt Quotes

I’d been disheartened; my 200 metres times weren’t as mind-blowing as I thought and I figured I was going to lose. But once I’d made the move to compete, once I’d realised there was a shot at winning, my attitude changed. I got excited, and as the weeks passed I became more and more hyped.

I work hard, and I do good, and I’m going to enjoy myself. I’m not going to let you restrict me.

Don't think about the start of the race, think about the ending.

You have to set yourself goals so you can push yourself harder. Desire is the key to success.

Thankfully, Coach had taught me a way of embracing the pain. He called that overwhelming rust of hurt 'The Moment of No Return', a point of pure agony when the body told an athlete to quit, to rest, because the pain was so damn tough. It was a tipping point. He reckoned that if an athlete dropped in The Moment, then all the pain that went before it was pointless, the muscles wouldn't increase their current strength. But if he could work through the pinch and run another two reps, maybe 3, them the body would physically improve in that time, and that was when an athlete grew stronger.

If I pressure people to do things too much, they’ll simply turn against the things I’d like them to do,

Win from within