Seriously, some Americans just shouldn't leave the country.

To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don’t really think me as a long jumper, although that’s the event I had more success in.

I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing – he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous – any athlete who tells you they’re not nervous isn’t telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be.

I’m not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I’m running because I wanted to serve.

I’m not supposed to be able to speak clearly, and decipher what’s going on in the media. I’m supposed to be the typical amateur who’s 22 and scared to death and can’t believe he won the Olympics.

Join me in the final race to smash poverty and achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.

At the end of the day, if you’re a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.

I’ve always known that sporting people frequently suffer from joint problems because of the repeated strain they put on their bodies to get to the top. But somehow I never thought it would happen to me.

I don’t intend to stay around any longer than I feel I can be No. 1.

I don’t feel I’m qualified to be a coach outside the high school level. I think I would need to do more education to really be a good coach.