25 Quotes by Alberto Juantorena

And then you have the responsibility and the duty of being good examples to youngsters, not smoke, training hard, go to bed early, don't drink alcohol, don't take drugs, it's very important to have a policy for educating against doping.

Be very strong... be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion.

We need to be aware of all aspects: To check how they travel, how they eat, the competition conditions.

My main point in this regard was to compete for my country and my people and to receive the support of the entire Cuban society, to carry my flag in whatever competition I was in, the Olympic Games, Pan-American Games.

In Cuba we use our champions to promote the sport.

I got involved in athletics during physical education lessons at school.

We want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over.

We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world.

If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out.