Michael East Quotes

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

It's not how you come out of the starting blocks.

When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win, second or third place is not enough.

I first discovered my turn of pace when I was playing football as a kid.

I always wanted to be a sprinter.

You have to know this: running a 100m race is an intense experience. You have a lot of emotion at the end of the race. It is not easy to control that when you win.

We're here to win the race. If we get beat, we get beat.

I am a sprinter, and I love to go fast. It's very difficult for me to be patient and follow a race strategy or conserve energy.

Running a fast time is good; it's better than winning. You can win with a slow time. To me, it doesn't mean anything. I like running a fast race more than a slow race.

In cycling, you just race. When you get to the finish, you see the result.

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

Every race is different. If you come down the home straight neck and neck, the crowd cheering for you can decide the race.

This is racing. There is going to be twists and turns. You're going to be dealt setbacks.

Me, if I'm in a long-distance race, I have speed. In the sprint, I don't have so much speed.

I've always said the one change that would've been nice is if I'd been a bit faster - like fast enough to be able to run past people instead of just being overtaken all the time!

My weakness might be that the guys with the longer legs can hold their top speed a little bit longer and might not slow down as fast at the end of the race.

I like winning races.

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

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 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.

I remember once, actually the first race I ran, I fell.

I like to run.

As a driver, you want to race every lap possible, especially when you've got a good car.

If you go too soon, you can come unstuck with 50m left when the guys are going past you.

Deciding on when to kick is crucial and depends on how the race is unfolding.