I have a nice family and I'm well rounded.

I take pride in everything I do. I don't want to be handed anything. I want to earn it.

I always want to be the best and if I can't, I don't want to run.

Now, I talk to athletes who answer questions with a 'yeah'. I realize I used to do that. Or they answer very quickly and you stand there trying to come up with another question to ask. I've seen both sides and it's been very educational.

Whatever muscles I have are the product of my own hard work and nothing else.

I am thrilled to be 31, still running and having my daughter watch me even if it is on TV.

Before me, sprinters retired at 23 or 24. I run because I still like it, I can make a living, and I feel I was born to do it. And because people tell me I can't do it.