Yohan Blake Quotes
born 1989 Jamaica
Yohan Blake (born 26 December 1989) is a retired Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint races.
Random Yohan Blake quote
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He showed how people suffer and if you can start with the man in the mirror you can make a change.
I’m focusing on getting through the season injury free, and also winning a medal at the world championship, and then move the focus to Rio.
I love competition, I love fast running. It doesn’t matter to me. It doesn’t faze me. When I go on the track it [my attitude] is 'let’s go!'.
I don't know anything, Nobody has said anything to me.
Then, when it comes to the start line, now we all throw away that, we are not friends.
Well actually I changed that name. I’m the blessed one now. Yes, so this time you’re going to see a whole different thing.
I love the sport. You really feel the weight when you’re watching from the stands when you know you can be out there winning a medal.
I think the 200 meters, because I have more speed endurance. I run a pretty quick time, 19.26, and I know I can go back even faster.
Yes I’m very confident, I haven’t been feeling anything. I feel reborn again. I feel brand new.
I can do a bit of that lean in Smooth Criminal. And I listen to all his songs. Mostly Thriller, Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, I love all of them.
I believe in time, That everybody has their time. Usain Bolt is having his time. We train together and I respect him a lot. I'll just wait until I have my time.
What’s going to be different this time? I’m more wiser, I’m more stronger, I’m more focused, I’m not young any more. I’m not naive. So this time I won’t be too nervous.
You know why Usain calls me, Because when you're sleeping, I'm working, I'm toiling through the night. It's what great men do.
I don't set goals, I have dreams. I'm still dreaming and when the time arrives, it arrives. Maybe this year, maybe next year, you will never know. I'm a man of surprises. I like surprises.
What’s going through my mind? All kinds of things. You know: 'I’m just Yohan Blake. Don't pop up too early. Stay focused. Hold your form together and just try to hang on.
You know, I’m not focusing on that. I just want to execute my race and anything that happens, happens.