David Rudisha Quotes

I just want to give my best in London, I want to cross that line and see a personal best on the clock then I will see what position I am in.

I went to Beijing for the Olympics and was literally right across the track from Usain Bolt. And when he gets to full stride, for every two steps the other guy's taking, he's just taking one.

When you're in a sport like speed skating where the clock gives you the results, there is always a faster goal or a personal best to beat.

The 200 m. is the event I want to get better at.

For me, I've not really focused on a world record. I'm just trying to put a complete race together, and when I do that, then fast times will come.

That's what I'm focused on, having that perfect race.

Prior to the 1976 Olympics, I was a 5,000m runner.

This is what I wanted. They tell me that London is the best field in history. I wanted to be part of that. Because everyone will be there it will be a wonderful challenge for me. You can see the best runners, how they look, how they run. For me to beat the best is what counts.

My favourite event was the 200m, so as I won the 100m, I thought it was possible I'd win the 200m.

The world record will come to me when I run the world record race. I'm just trying to perfect my race. I'm looking for perfection.

I've probably given myself enough time to prepare for this meet and we're all different athletes so I can't take their results as what's going to be inevitable for me.

During the decathlon, I always think only of the next event and my personal record.

I always wanted to be a sprinter.

Rivalries don't necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with Butch Reynolds for many years. I won all the races, but Butch was the world record holder before I came into the sport, he was extremely talented and he was the only other man running 43 seconds.

The great thing about this is, and not to pump my own tires, but I feel like I'm not maximized yet. I feel like I can still run faster, jump higher, which I think makes it special. Hopefully, going to London, I'll be welcomed into the decathlon community.

There's no day when I don't think it would be great to be 25 years old and have the Olympics coming in less than 300 days - and be the best in the world. I can't think of anything so motivating.

As a kid, I was a pretty good little sprinter.

I used to run track in high school and was unexceptional in every way.

If anybody wants to beat me, let them run a world record.

I have been dreaming of an outdoor world record forever. Now I want them all: the 1500, the 5000, even the 800.

I enter myself in races. I did a triathlon, and I have done a marathon a couple of times.

If he's having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters... nobody except me.

Hurdling, sprinting, athletics in general, is always in the back of your mind.

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.

Beating John Landy was my defining race.