Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
One of the best track and field athletes in history, he won four Olympic gold medals and eight more World Championship gold medals.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth13 September 1967
CityDallas, TX
CountryUnited States of America
athlete average lunch
As an athlete, I'd average four hours a day. It doesn't sound like a lot when some people say they're training for 10 hours, but theirs includes lunch, massage and breaks. My four hours was packed with work.
athlete comfortable
As an athlete, I was never really comfortable with being a celebrity.
determination athlete thinking
All my life I believed I became an athlete through my own determination, but it's impossible to think that being descended from slaves hasn't left an imprint through the generations.
sports athlete winning
The mind is absolutely instrumental in achieving results, even for athletes. Sports psychology is a very small part, but it's extremely important when you're winning and losing races by hundredths and even thousandths of a second.
athlete race competition
You can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task.
concerned principals state
I know principals all over the state are very concerned about participation in this new program.
bridge care cross football trying
I'm just trying to take care of football right now, ... I'll cross that bridge when I get there.
coaches front great guys learn trying
I'm just trying to learn as much as I can every day. I've got some great guys in front of me and great coaches around me,
came east playing stay thinking
Everyone came in thinking East Aurora's always in the game. You always have to stay up and keep playing with them because they can have runs.
major quite win
On average, 44.73 isn't going to win you a lot of major titles. So he'll need to improve, but that is quite probable.
against boxing emphasis
Against Elgin (Friday) we didn't get any rebounds. So we put a big emphasis on boxing out and getting rebounds.
family knowing relieved
The family was very relieved of knowing the whereabouts of their mother/sister.
budget crime decision decline locally manpower officer
I made the decision because of budget restrictions and we need the manpower here in the department, ... There hasn't been a decline in drug crime in the county, but I think we could put the officer to better use locally through our department.
chance great lads start
It was a great chance for the lads to start getting to know each other,