Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell, CDis a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He held the 100 metres world record between June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of 9.72 s being the fifth fastest time in the history of the event. As of October 2012, Powell has broken the ten-second barrier legally more times than anyone else – 95 times...
NationalityJamaican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth23 November 1982
CitySpanish Town, Jamaica
CountryJamaica
Sometimes I'm at home and I remember I'm supposed to do 100 push-ups and I don't.
I think about cars to try and distract myself. It's a good way to relax, take your mind off everything.
I can run sub-10 any time but I'm just not ready.
I am still the fastest man on earth.
I am trying to attend every training session and do all of my workouts.
Many track and field people know that if I stay relaxed and run my race like I'm supposed to, I will be the winner at the Olympic Games.
It makes me feel like a brother, or a son that people still care for me... that I have so many fans, who write to me and share with me that I am loved and have been an inspiration. My Dear Fans This I Promise I Will Never Forget. One Love!
I should just stay composed and run to the finish line.
I still need some more days but I am not giving up the season because it is getting better day by day.
People have been saying that there might be a curse stopping me from getting my first major title, but I have proven to the world that I can do it. This might sound a little shocking, but we were not really training for this.
That was my first major championships back in 2002 and I didn't get to perform as well as I wanted to because I was young and I was just coming up.
I was quite nervous out there. I haven't been on the (Melbourne) track for almost a year now, so I need the confidence. But I'm the world record holder and I had to prove that I am.
I finally did it. Further on in the season, I'll try to break the record.
I feel really good that I got through. It's early in the season, I'm really fresh on the track.