As An Athlete, I Was Never Really

Rivalries Don't Necessarily Mean Races Being Close At Major Championships. I Had A Rivalry With Butch Reynolds For Many Years. I Won All The Races, But Butch Was The World Record Holder Before I Came Into The Sport, He Was Extremely Talented And He Was The Only Other Man Running 43 Seconds.

That First Peak Is The Best Place To Pause And Look Back, To See If You Took The Easiest Route, To Learn The Lessons From The First Climb. And It Is The Best Place To Examine The Terrain Ahead, To Change Your Plans And Goals, To Take A Deep Breath And Begin Climbing Again.

All My Life I Believed I Became An Athlete Through My Own Determination, But It's Impossible To Think That Being Descended From Slaves Hasn't Left An Imprint Through The Generations.

You Can't Control What The Other Athlete Is Going To Do; You Can't Control Anything Except For Your Competition And How You Execute The Race Or How You Execute The Task.

Examine The Opportunities, The Challenges You've Given Yourself.