Usain Bolt Quotes

People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. That's when I've decided I'll be a legend.

I think a great athlete transcends eras.

I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote for the most significant athlete, then you have Ali, then you have Babe Ruth, then you have Michael Jordan.

You have to retire before you can make the Hall of Fame.

Serena's arguably the best athlete of all time, so getting to know her was surreal.

I've had an affinity for Michael Jordan. He's probably the greatest athlete in my generation.

In my opinion, Jackie is the greatest female athlete ever.

To be a winner of that, and to fall in the long line of traditional great backs at USC, to have your name in perpetuity, the fact that your parents are like icons... that's the greatest thing.

It's amazing that more people have climbed Mount Everest than have broken the 4-minute mile.

My goal had been to win a championship, work toward the Hall of Fame, have my jersey retired by the team and I'd go in as a lifelong New York Giant, but I'm now resigned to the fact that this won't happen.

I don't think there's any honor bigger than going to your Hall of Fame for your sport.

I knew that I wasn't a first-ballot Hall-of-Fame inductee.

It would mean a lot to me to get into the Hall of Fame, to be grouped with some of the greatest players in history.

I would not be on the level did I not confess that I always have believed that the old Browns were a great team, one of the greatest ever organized.

Yeah, I think about the Hall of Fame.

Serena Williams is the greatest tennis player of all time, the greatest female athlete of all time, the greatest athlete of all time.

LeBron is making a case for himself to be one of the greatest players to ever play.

It's amazing to get one Olympic gold, but you have to be a legend to get two. And that's definitely my aim.

Of all the four major sports, whether you like Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, maybe you like Bobby Orr, or you like Larry Bird or Tom Brady - Bill Russell is the greatest athlete to play in Boston.

Anybody I have spoken to who has held a record says 'Records are meant to be broken.' They get excited when somebody has an opportunity to break one of their records and take the sport even further.

The 1500 m. record was considered impossible to break.

Tom Brady blew me away. Who's the most famous athlete of our generation: Tom Brady? LeBron? Messi? Ronaldo? Serena Williams? Maybe I haven't been around enough to know how the biggest stars really act. But Brady is a normal guy.

I'm just trying to pass Tim Duncan in championships if I can one day. That's my motivation; that's what I strive for. Tim is one of the greatest players who has ever played, so if I could get close or reach that plateau and have my name on that list.

I'm not going to sit here and dwell on whether or not I am going to the Hall of Fame.

It means a lot to notch my name in the sport and have my name among some of the greats.