Michael Johnson

Athlete

1967-09-13

Quotes by Michael Johnson

• 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.

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• I always wanted to be a sprinter.

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

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• Rivalries don't necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with Butch Reynolds for many years. I won all the races, but Butch was the world record holder before I came into the sport, he was extremely talented and he was the only other man running 43 seconds.

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