My parents always encouraged me and I had a good home life. We were always taught to respect things and other people. It's so different today, because children are just not taught the right way.

I always felt free when I ran. I suppose that's what was good about it.

The integral part of being a star is having the will to win. All the champions have it.

Everything I did that required effort, I opened my mouth. Even to catch a ball, I opened my mouth.

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won.

I don't concentrate on things I can't do. I do what I can do.

No way did I ever think I was going to win the 100m.

My favourite event was the 200m, so as I won the 100m, I thought it was possible I'd win the 200m.

I realized from a very early age that God gave me a gift, and that gift was to run, and I wanted to use it to the best of my ability.

My e-mail address is actually my wife's e-mail address. I actually hate computers.

Everything inspires me. It could be a movie. It could be a book. It could be a house. It could be one word - I'll think for hours and hours about one word sometimes. It could be anything.

A man goes to the doctor for a check, and the doctor exams him and says I've got bad news, you've got cancer and alzheimers. The man goes Thank god I don't have cancer.

God's sovereignty is not in His right hand; God's sovereignty is not in His intellect; God's sovereignty is in His love.

The infinite intelligence of my subconscious mind reveals to me my true place in life.

The noble entitlement bespeaks an élan, a certain type of relationship with your partner. It means formidable technique not displayed lightly. The excitement comes from elegance.

If the Labour manifesto is a pale shade of austerity, then I believe Labour will be defeated at the next election

Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs.

There is a garden in her eyes, where roses and white lilies flow.

Ideas are the very coinage of your brain.