Usain Bolt Quotes

When I played football, I liked being a goalkeeper or a midfielder. I was probably better at cricket. I would be a very good cricketer if I was a professional now. I think I would probably have been the best, in fact.

I leaned too early. I was running, I looked across, I realised I was going to win - the thought I was on for a world record entered my mind - I reached for the line when I should have stayed straight.

Sleep is extremely important to me - I need to rest and recover in order for the training I do to be absorbed by my body.

But if I keep my core and back strong, the scoliosis doesn't really bother me.

Messi or Cristiano - Speed? Cristiano. Shot? Cristiano. Dribbling? Messi. Intelligence? Messi. Talent? Messi. Winner is Messi!

At the end of the season, I normally get some time off training and can go on vacation and enjoy myself.

If you think about racing too much you may just lose it a little bit.

For me, time is everything, because from the time you wake up you have to have your heart and soul in this. You have to work through the day, you have to go to the gym, you have to eat, and yet you have to work as fast as possible to get home and get rest before the next day begins again.

I don't even like to go out onto the streets sometimes because I can't get anything done. People want pictures and autographs all the time.

We Jamaicans are not so much stressed about time, you know, but you have to stay on top of it. And, of course, on the track, every time we go on the track, it is all about the seconds and the fractions of a second that count.

I never single out any one competitor. I treat all my rivals equally.

I still have the drive. I just want to push the barriers and see what I can do and how far I can go. I am just determined and driven.

You do not want to get married at 22! Especially if you're famous, because girls are going to be throwing themselves at you.

It's a great feat for me to have broken my world record.

You have good days and bad days.

I've got everything I wanted so I'm just happy.

My diet is much better. I eat what I have to. The older you get, the better you get at making sacrifices.

The hard part for me is rest. I am a person who stays up late. If I go to bed early, I don't sleep, but I know I have to rest. That is always a struggle for me.

Don't think about the start of the race, think about the ending.

My relationship with everyone in Jamaica is good.

I play football every Tuesday and Thursday early in the season. I am smart enough at the game. I score a lot of goals. I wouldn't be the best in the world but I am OK.

All I have to do is to work on transition and technique.

When I'm at the gym, I think about chicks, going to the beach, and looking good. I do it for the girls.

I think the sport needs the help to continue to motivate athletes.

I think my acceleration is very good. That's the key for me.

I have just accepted certain things and it makes it easier. I accept I will get injured. I accept I cannot win every race. I work hard to decrease the chances of those things happening but I accept they will happen. A lot of people don't accept it. They get injured, they go crazy.

If I can stay [involved] with the sport, we can find different ways to motivate people and preach to them and explain to them that all they need is dedication to the sport.

Women always find you out when you lie. Always. No matter what, they always find out. They're like detectives.

There are so many Jamaican people here in London, it's going to be like being at home for me.

If Queen Elizabeth knighthooded me and I would get the title Sir Usain Bolt. That sounds very nice.

I stopped worrying about the start. The end is what's important.

I love competing. I am so competitive. I definitely need to win because I hate losing. I am the type who if I know I will lose I won't compete.

The clubs, that's easy to cut out, because I know when the season ends I can look forward to going out.

A few people have said I should let you win

I looked up to Don Quarrie and Michael Johnson when I was younger. They were the best in the 200m which was my main event growing up.

I was playing cricket first and my cricket coach was the one that introduced me to track and field.

I told you all I was going to be No. 1, and I did just that.

I can still improve a lot, but there is definitely a limit to what the human body can do.

Come on... when you're running, if you see you're going to win, you're going to celebrate.

We're not like the distance guys. I have a very simple approach. I don't overcomplicate. People ask me, are you doing 42 steps, 44 steps for 100 metres? I don't know.

I think sometimes, when you're on top and all you do is win, win, win, win, win, you get lazy and lose focus. When you lose it opens your eyes and you get serious. There is always a time when it is good to lose, at the right time for you.

There's a lot of great Olympians, but for me, I try to prove myself as one of the best - and that's the key thing.

When people contact me on Instagram or Facebook, kids and adults, who say, "You're an inspiration. You make me want to work hard to achieve my goals." If I can still do that after I retire that makes me feel good.

I know what to do and I go and execute.

I try to lead by example.

I really want to try soccer after I retire because I've watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender.

I actually had nuggets and mostly Asian food when I was at the Olympics. But as soon as I got back to Jamaica, or when I was in London, I had a lot of wings. That was the first thing I asked for - "Hey, get me some wings."

But anybody who steps into the lane beside you is the biggest competition because they made it to the finals.