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Michael Johnson
American
Athlete
About the author
Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.
Michael Johnson,
American
Athlete
#Life
#Work
#Being
#Opportunity
#Hard work
#Moments
#Marathon
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,
American
Athlete
#Want
The only one who can beat me is me.
Michael Johnson,
American
Athlete
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,
American
Athlete
#People
#Will
#Feeling
They don't give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody.
Michael Johnson,
American
Athlete
#Gold