177 Quotes by Justin Gatlin

Usually in the off season, when you're done, you're just done. You eat hamburgers and pizza. You're partying and having a good time.

Being the fastest/oldest is a crazy title to have.

I don't even know who Lilly King is.

I think of myself as a time-jumper.

It's a showman's sport. I think the rivalry that I have with Usain and myself has turned it into a professional-wrestling feel.

At the end of the day, I think that a lot of people saw how hard I worked. And I've gained a lot of respect from a lot of the fans, when they come out and see me, even people not from the United States, when they come out there and cheer me and give me heart gestures and cheer for U.S.A.

But I don't want to sit back and be an audience to my own life.

Everything was cool when I came back running 10.09. Now that I'm running some of the fastest times in history, people are uncomfortable.

I respect my competitors, you know, I get respect back from them. I respect people out there who pay for their tickets to come watch us compete. And I respect the reporters because they've got to come out here and tell a good story. That's what it is. It's just a cycle of respect.