9 Quotes by Alexandre Despatie

I believe the Go Active! Fitness Challenge is important at this level, because it's at school that we start learning good habits. Ever since I was a kid, I've needed to move and be active. Being active, for me, is also about having dreams, working hard to get better and better, having fun doing it and achieving my dreams. I hope this program will encourage young people to be active and have dreams.

He remains my best friend of course and he wants the best for me, so he doesn't talk to me about it. We have our friendship and coach-athlete relationship.

I think my condition is better than it was last year when I started back.

I was really focusing on keeping that leg with me instead of losing it. I sort of got lost in the rotation. With these guys there's no way you can afford to make that kind of mistake. I was happy I managed to come back. I didn't give it up.

Most important, he knows me and how I react to situations. He knows when to push me and when not to push.

Even though that story was sad and bad for both sides I suppose, he's still my buddy,

Considering it is early in the season, I'm pretty satisfied with my performance. My focus right now is to peak for the Commonwealth Games. I struggled in the preliminaries but I was much better in the semis and even better in the final. I'm happy with how I came back.

I want everything to be good. Before I start 10-metre I'll make sure I'm in appropriate shape and make sure everything is right.

I really want to get back into it.