Michael Johnson Quotes

I ran track, and I was really good at it. I was really fast.

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

I started running track when I was 13 years old, as a freshman in high school. I ran the 400 meters, which is a very tough race and a full sprint.

I could produce spurts of speed and after taking up athletics I found myself running quite quickly over 400m.

If you put me against most sprinters in the world, I reckon over a start I could get very close, if not take them.

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

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

I'm quite excited to think that I will run the Olympic race here next year.

When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds.

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.

I love watching track and field - the 4x100 relay, the 100-(meter) dash, the 200-(meter) dash. To see what they're able to do, I love watching that.

We may train or peek for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.

There are guys out there faster than me.

I played small forward on the basketball team. I also ran the 300 hurdles.

When I was in school, we would always have running races. I was good at it. Always sprinting. I can run long distance, too.

I want to run as fast as I can.

I enjoy my athletics, and I want to take it as far as I can.

There is always the excitement of running races.

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

Obviously my strong suit is the 100 so that is what my main focus is on.

I'm certain I can be the fastest in the world.

I'm betting 100,000 that I'm the fastest man on the planet.

Fitness has always been one of my strengths. I can do all the long-distance runs. When I was at school and we entered the competitions, I used to do the 100m, 200m, and the 1500m as well, so it's never just been a pace thing.

Speed is more important than endurance in the decathlon.

I was playing rugby and the other games English school children do, and there was an event in which races were run, and I won these by a considerable margin.