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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)
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’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)
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)
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)
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)