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They have just built a new nine-lane Mondo track and that’s where we will train.
When I am 100% fit, the story will be different (2005)
It helped that no one came into the field, in the way that someone like Usain Bolt did, coming in and demolishing everyone.
Felix Sanchez: The boy who started late, but bloomed into an Olympic great (2013)
I never run for third. I always run to win.
When I am 100% fit, the story will be different (2005)
Most Dominican boys dream of being a baseball player and I was no different, I played baseball from six years old until 15.
Felix Sanchez: The boy who started late, but bloomed into an Olympic great (2013)
I don’t think I have to change my running technique that much, except the last two hurdles, where I should run 14 steps instead of 15.
When I am 100% fit, the story will be different (2005)
I lost about five weeks of training in less than three months before Helsinki. I have been injured before, but not that late in the season. Yet, I managed to run 48.24 with one leg.
When I am 100% fit, the story will be different (2005)
Jackson has a lot of confidence and no one compares to him. We all train, but confidence is the best aspect of an athlete. If you think nobody can beat you, then you become a very tough contender.
When I am 100% fit, the story will be different (2005)
Before 2005, the event was less competitive. We now see four or five athletes and at least three of us can run under 47 seconds. Only Kevin Young has broken that barrier.
When I am 100% fit, the story will be different (2005)
This year was not my time, I don’t want to say it was bad luck. I believe in God and things happen for on reason.
When I am 100% fit, the story will be different (2005)
Edwin Moses stayed undefeated for 10 years and nobody can take that away from him, but back then there were only three men running less than 48 seconds. I want to prove that a Latino can also be the best of all times.
When I am 100% fit, the story will be different (2005)
I’m just so competitive that I had to improve, The next year instead of going back to baseball, I wanted to prove I could do it in track and field.
Felix Sanchez: The boy who started late, but bloomed into an Olympic great (2013)
I am truly looking forward to the 2006 season. You need rivals to keep going. We now have around 10 men who are running very fast. It is more difficult to dominate the event now.
When I am 100% fit, the story will be different (2005)
Absolutely people let themselves down by hanging round the Olympic village, You go round there two weeks before, I don’t see the purpose. If you need to go there and focus, you’re in the wrong business.
Felix Sanchez: The boy who started late, but bloomed into an Olympic great (2013)
I wore different spikes in the final hoping to resist the pain. I could have run like I did in the semifinal and opt for the bronze with 47.90 or so. But I never run for third. I always run to win.
When I am 100% fit, the story will be different (2005)
Track and field is all about confidence, it has to do with talent too, but so much relies on confidence. You have to go into a race knowing you can execute and that you’re not second guessing yourself.
Felix Sanchez: The boy who started late, but bloomed into an Olympic great (2013)
We can all push each other and improve the calibre of the event. That’s what the crowd wants to see. You don’t want to go to a track meet knowing beforehand who will win, it’s like the 110m Hurdles” in terms of competitiveness.
When I am 100% fit, the story will be different (2005)
Finally, coming into 2012 I had a good 2011 and I thought this is the year to find out if I’ve been fooling myself or whether age and injury have got the better of me. That’s always in the back of your mind, especially in my event when the previous oldest gold medalist was 29.
Felix Sanchez: The boy who started late, but bloomed into an Olympic great (2013)