Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake, is a Jamaican sprinter of the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint races. He won gold at the 100 m at the 2011 world championships as the youngest 100 m world champion ever, and a silver medal in the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the 100 m and 200 m races for the Jamaican team. He is known by the nickname "The Beast"...
NationalityJamaican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth26 December 1989
CountryJamaica
The 100m taught me a lot and it's given me confidence.
I would like to be a legend, everyone wants to be a legend.
I've always been working just to be a world champion and it's a dream come true.
For me, I always try to make it to the final.
appreciate track anything-is-possible
The track is fast and I appreciate anything is possible.
hard
I work twice as hard as everybody else.
spoons mouths golden
I wasnt born with a golden spoon in my mouth. It was a really tough life.
hate talking one-thing
One thing I really hate is experience. Experience for me doesn't work. Everybody's talking about experience this, experience that.
people nerves stadiums
It's nerve wracking being in the stadium with so many people supporting.
people london british
I love London, I love the British people.
giving damage program
When my coach gives me a program, I damage it.
sleep night guy
When you guys are sleeping at night, I am out there working.
games alright ifs
If you can come to the Olympic Games and leave with a medal then that is alright.
jamaica champion olympics
I'm the national champion of Jamaica now, I go into the Olympics like this.