177 Quotes by Justin Gatlin

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    Don't bring ten athletes somewhere and then four or five of them are mad because they're not on the team, ... And then a lot of people are very bitter about it and they're happy to see us fail. It should be cut and dry. It should be these athletes are going to run, and if anything happens, we bring in another athlete.

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    They were playing duck, duck, goose with the lanes. They couldn't find out who was in Lane 3 or Lane 7 or Lane 8, so they switched it around. Then the announcer called it with the wrong lanes, so they switched it around again. They did that about three times. But the audience was patient, we were patient and we put on a good show.

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    They have three rounds under their belts. I have about seven rounds under my belt right now. If I go out there competitive and run a great race, I think I can do it.

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    It was great. That's the biggest cheer I put out the whole time I've been here. Seeing her win the gold medal, she deserves it more than me.

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    I'm not just a 100 m person or a 200 m person. I have a lot more to offer. (People) have not seen that kind of talent since Carl Lewis and Leroy Burrell. I'm trying to bring that back.

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    In Helsinki I felt like a champion and I performed like a champion. I think the reason I was so dominant this year was that I was more mature.

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    I knew Tyson gets out very fast, and Wallace comes on strong at the end. I had to make sure I was patient throughout the whole race. I was pawning, playing chess with the guys.

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