Stephan James Quotes

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

I was a runner, a failed quarterback, third-string quarterback, but in track I was a 2-miler.

We are just not made up to be middle distance runners.

I was running track early in my years and I was breaking track records in sprint running. I was training and I wanted to be in the Olympics. I thought I was going to be able to win a gold medal, and my mind was pretty much set on 'this is what I want to do'.

Fantastic, I am very happy to be the fastest 800 metres runner in the world.

I've run a lot of miles over the years, some fast and some not so fast. I've won some big races and I've had some big disappointments, but I enjoy the freedom of running and the challenge of training and competition as much now as when I first started back in high school.

I actually ran in junior high school a little bit, you know, like most kids do in track and things. Then I got out of it and just trained for football and played ball for so many years - high school, college and the NFL.

I run year-round and then ramp up my training for a race a few months before.

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

I can't remember what times I used to do in training because I always loved football and didn't have any interest in an athletics career. But I was always the quickest.

I've always been athletic - did the 100 metres and 1500 m at school, cross-country races - and did well in them.

Even when I was training alone, just me and one of United's fitness coaches, I loved going onto the field, doing sprints, being at the training ground.

My whole life, I've been training for something, whether it be baseball or football or wrestling or martial arts.

I grew up watching the Olympics and did some athletics for my school, winning the Welsh pentathlon championship.

Aaron Gordon, obviously, is a great runner.

I think I always prefer the long jump, high jump, and javelin. I don't like the 400 metres and the pole vault except when I'm really in shape.

I used to practice at the hockey ground on synthetic surface while I was in the sports hostel, so Test cricket is certainly going to be a challenge for me.

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

Sochi will be my third Olympics, and I'm coming into these games in a stronger position than I've been in years past.

Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming.

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 thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.

I used to be an athlete and even ran the 400 metre stretch for Tamil Nadu. I have always been active.

I got interested in decathlon because a coach that I had was a big fan of Bruce Jenner, and he just saw the ability in me - but when it came down to it, I knew my best chance at a college scholarship would be in track and field.

Yes, my dad's a marathoner. He used to do sprint distances and then started marathoning. My mom is an endurance animal. She does three-day events like the Susan G. Komen three-day walk.