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Some people are motivated by more pressure, some people perform better under pressure and some people don't.

— Michael Johnson

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It has been a fantastic career.

This is my final season, I am retiring, I will be going on a farewell tour—and I am not going to the World Championships.

First of all you have to acknowledge the pressure, but you can't ignore it. That's the mistake a lot of athletes make.

One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started.

Everybody is aware that their mental state impacts on how they do anything, When margins are tiny, people need to be able to control their emotions.

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