Genzebe Dibaba Quotes

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

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.

I won state cross-country competitions several times during high school.

I was running sub-13 minutes for 5,000 when I was still coached by Alan Storey, and I won double gold at the Europeans in 2010.

Getting rid of all the world records would be a bit of a radical move.

When I picked athletics, I knew I wanted to be an Olympic champion.

We are athletes, and we work very hard in our way to the title.

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

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.

Speed is more important than endurance in the decathlon.

The records fell easily at first. Dozens of seconds peeled away with every running of a course, and I could hardly wait for the next chance to improve.

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 was captain of the volleyball team and the basketball team, and I ran track.

My goal in Korea is to win. There's no timetable when to set the American record.

The 100m taught me a lot and it's given me confidence.

Obviously, the competitor in you, you want to be in the top three every time in the pool.

Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.

Competing helps me to polish my shape.

I have dedicated my life to the 200m, I really love the 200m a lot.

I knew what my times were and how my practices were progressing and how close I was to the goals I had set for the year. I swam hard. I always swam hard. If I didn't, I knew I would pay for it either the next day or the next meet.

I think if I am to win an Olympic medal I'll have to score like I did today.

Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete.

Track and field is the best way to reach out for kids. It doesn't matter how fast you are. You always want to beat someone.

As a competitor and an athlete, you love that you get to go back and challenge someone, especially the world champs.

I'm competitive. I like to compete, and that's basically what the decathlon lets me do.