As an athlete, I was never really comfortable with being a celebrity.

The mind is absolutely instrumental in achieving results, even for athletes. Sports psychology is a very small part, but it's extremely important when you're winning and losing races by hundredths and even thousandths of a second.

A good traveller is one who knows how to travel with the mind.

Difficult as it was to hear, slavery has benefited descendants like me - I believe there is a superior athletic gene in us.

I always wanted to be a sprinter.

Don't shoot for something unattainable - completely outside of your nature or opportunity.

I don't always do a lot of predicting, but, when I get a really strong feeling about something, I will tell people.