Rivalries don’t necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with Butch Reynolds for many years. I won all the races, but Butch was the world record holder before I came into the sport, he was extremely talented and he was the only other man running 43 seconds.

— Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson Quotes

A good traveller is one who knows how to travel with the mind.

— Michael Johnson

Examine the opportunities, the challenges you’ve given yourself.

— Michael Johnson

The basis of self-discipline: Don’t allow the edges to blur.

— Michael Johnson

I believe that it is better to learn from the diverse people around us than to try in vain to emulate them, better to be a teacher than a role model. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.

— Michael Johnson
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You owe it to yourself to find your own unorthodox way of succeeding, or sometimes, just surviving.

— Michael Johnson

I always wanted to be a sprinter.

— Michael Johnson

As an athlete, I was never really comfortable with being a celebrity.

— Michael Johnson

How could you look more stupid than to be the guy accepting a bronze medal in gold shoes?

— Michael Johnson

The only thing you can never change is your values.

— Michael Johnson

Difficult as it was to hear, slavery has benefited descendants like me – I believe there is a superior athletic gene in us.

— Michael Johnson

I work hard to improve myself as a person – as a father, as a husband, as a manager. I’m always on that mission.

— Michael Johnson

I don’t always do a lot of predicting, but, when I get a really strong feeling about something, I will tell people.

— Michael Johnson
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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.

— Michael Johnson

Your problems pale in comparison with those of the millions of people in the world who do not have enough to eat.

— Michael Johnson

I’ve had to learn that not everybody does things my way. But I do expect the absolute best of everyone around me, and I’m disappointed when people don’t expect that of themselves.

— Michael Johnson

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.

— Michael Johnson

Rivalries don’t necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with Butch Reynolds for many years. I won all the races, but Butch was the world record holder before I came into the sport, he was extremely talented and he was the only other man running 43 seconds.

— Michael Johnson

Opting for gold shoes could have been considered downright cocky, but I was confident and never doubted my ability to deliver gold medals to match my shimmering footwear.

— Michael Johnson

I had already been into my professional career for six years and had not won an individual gold medal at the Olympics. There was a tremendous amount of pressure going into 1996 to get it done.

— Michael Johnson

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.

— Michael Johnson
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