There's a complete difference between training for a specific event and goal and just training.
Michael JohnsonYou can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task.
Michael JohnsonI believe that it is better to learn from the diverse people around us than to try in vain to emulate them, better to be a teacher than a role model. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
Michael JohnsonI had already been into my professional career for six years and had not won an individual gold medal at the Olympics. There was a tremendous amount of pressure going into 1996 to get it done.
Michael Johnson