Asafa Powell Quotes
born 1982 Jamaica
Asafa Powell (born 23 November 1982) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres.
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I've waited too long, too, too long. I am the most hungry person out there.
I think before a championship: yes, this is the best shape I've ever been in. I think I have a great chance, a 99% chance of winning.
That tongue thing, I always thought: 'Why's he so cocky?' It's all a mind game, trying to get yourself in a different zone.
It's important to make a statement because you don't want to go into Berlin not knowing what shape you're in.
Everyone says: 'When are you going to break the world record? When are you going to win?
I don't think I have a psychological problem.
Maybe it's comfort. In Jamaica, you have to work harder for what you want.
We have a different mindset, You have to make a living out of it because you don't get a living from anywhere else. You have to go out there and make something of yourself.
It wasn't hard for me. I'm quite a person who gives respect when it's due.
Yes, emphatically. I've been starving myself for nine years. I'm ready to win.
I think about cars to try and distract myself. It's a good way to relax, take your mind off everything. I think about what to do next, what part am I going to buy for this car, where to get it from.
After I gave away my race in Rome I knew I should have won. That's why I know I can beat him this year.
I have no idea. I don't know what kind of shape he's in, I don't know what he's doing in training
He first told me that in 2008, After. Just before the Olympics. He'd just run 9.72. He said: 'You're the only man in the world who I think can beat me.
That's what keeps me going because I have all these injuries and I can go out there and run below 10 seconds. I know that when I'm healthy I'll be a force to go up against.
That race was all my fault, I got very excited – when I got halfway in the race I was like: 'Where is Usain? He motions looking around. I was the one who brought him back into my race.
I knew that people were saying it was all about Usain versus Tyson but I don't really care about that. On paper they are the two fastest in the world. But in reality I think I'm the man to really go out and do it.
I was the man in Jamaica, Then Usain came along. But in Jamaica people are happy to say that I'm the one who really caused all this; if it wasn't for me, there wouldn't have been a Usain. So everyone still has me as the man in Jamaica.
Usain is not a good starter‚ so if you get out of the blocks and Usain is right beside you, you know that can be trouble for you. If you get out beside him, in your head it will register that you didn't start well and that can throw off your race a bit. You just have to try and get out there and let him try and catch you.
I think of myself as the No1 now. I'm the one people have to beat. I'm the No1 sprinter this year. That gives me confidence, the edge over everyone.