Maurice Greene
Maurice Greene
Maurice Greeneis an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his careerhe won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion. This included three golds at the 1999 World Championships, a feat which had previously only been done by Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson and has since been equaled by three others...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth23 July 1974
CityKansas City, KS
CountryUnited States of America
I have a God-given talent and I work very hard for what I do. Anybody can run fast. It's how you run fast. I pay attention to technical things now.
Every race is not perfect; there are obviously a lot of things I can improve on at the end of the race.
You have got to believe in yourself every time you go out there and race. If you have no faith in your ability all that training has been a waste of time.
If you do not train hard you will never fulfill your potential.
I've had bad jobs. Now I have a good one. I'm thankful.
My stance has always been that there's no place in our sport for drug users. I've always said it's a ban for life if you come up positive. I stand by that.
It's a mental battle trying to come back from injuries and I don't feel like having that mental battle with myself.
It is only those who believe in their ability who shine when it matters.
When the gun fires you must concentrate for every second on the way to that finish line. You should know exactly how long it will take you to and think about every step of the race you are about to run.
Do I feel bad for him? Yes. Because I was supposed to help him do that.
It's always good to be a part of the Kansas Relays. For me, to be a part of this years' relays gives me a lot of pleasure. A lot of years we always try to work on getting back here but it never seems to work out because of schedule conflicts. I am very happy to be here this year.
We're going to meet a lot of times this season, and it's going to be a battle each and every time we step on a track. We're all competitors, and we're all going to put on a show.
This doesn't just go for American athletes, it goes for every athlete competing,
I said I would bring American sprinting back to the top and this was the start of achieving that aim.