They think because I’m small, they can do what they want to do to me. But I’m not weak. If I lower my shoulder and they lower they’re shoulder, they’re going to go down. Michael Johnson Read Quote
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. Michael Johnson Read Quote
One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started. Michael Johnson Read Quote
I had already been into my professional career for six years and had not won an individual gold medal at the Olympics. There was a tremendous amount of pressure going into 1996 to get it done. Michael Johnson Read Quote
I’ve had to learn that not everybody does things my way. But I do expect the absolute best of everyone around me, and I’m disappointed when people don’t expect that of themselves. Michael Johnson Read Quote
Opting for gold shoes could have been considered downright cocky, but I was confident and never doubted my ability to deliver gold medals to match my shimmering footwear. Michael Johnson Read Quote
Difficult as it was to hear, slavery has benefited descendants like me – I believe there is a superior athletic gene in us. Michael Johnson Read Quote
I don’t always do a lot of predicting, but, when I get a really strong feeling about something, I will tell people. Michael Johnson Read Quote
