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
From Day 1 I wasnt planning to run until I am very old.
I am a bit different from the other sprinters because, I would say, I can run many different ways while the other guys they just came on and they can only run one way.
I can run sub-10 any time but I'm just not ready.
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.
I should just stay composed and run to the finish line.
I don't think anyone can really dominate. By running 9.77sec this year, I did something no one has ever done. A lot of people would like to have that world record and I'm sure that includes Justin Gatlin.
I'm really happy for the guys that they were able to get a gold medal.
I'm real proud of her ... a Jamaican double is great. It felt good.
That guy is a great starter but I knew I had it from the start.
I'll be there and we will win the relay gold for sure,
It was a great race. He's a great champion. I respect him a lot.
It was a good race anyway. He's a great champion.
We will win (the final) anyway because today we got lane one and that was real hard and tomorrow we will get a better lane for sure, lane three and that will boost up our team more and we'll be fine.
Actually, I wanted to get it over with. Further on in the season, I'll try, for the record.