I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing - he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous - any athlete who tells you they're not nervous isn't telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be.

When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different events and there was a lot to it.

Any press is good press. So keep on ragging me.

There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete.

You can't live your life through your children.

I always wanted to be wealthy. I did.

To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don't really think me as a long jumper, although that's the event I had more success in.