I do a lotta trash talking to keep me motivated, to keep me to not want to lose.

I've really learned over the years how to control my adrenaline and let it all out when they shoot the gun versus letting the crowd and the lights and the camera get to me.

I save the race for the race and I don't let it all out in practice.

I want to find that defining moment that you're satisfied and you've done what you want to do in your life.

When I grew up Carl Lewis was still running, Maurice Greene was running - he was that figure I see, like Michael Johnson. I really wanted to look up to the fast guys - so those two guys were some of the guys I looked up to.

But I believe the older I get, I'm wiser and I train smarter.

I played football in high school, I played baseball when I was younger, things like that, but I think it was the passion I had for track where you want to do an individual sport and be the best, I think - there's nothing that can replace that.