Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

I always had to keep improving my skills in order to remain competitive and keep winning.

One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that competition.

You have to have already convinced yourself that you are going to win no matter what other influences are.

Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

I don't really see the hurdles. I sense them like a memory.

I wanted to go to medical school. But, I never got a college scholarship.