Top 19 Quotes by Michael Johnson

About Michael Johnson

These are some quotes by American author Michael Johnson Athlete, who was born on September 13, 1967.

There's a complete difference between training for a specific event and goal and just training.

There's a complete difference between training for a specific event and goal and just training.

Michael Johnson

The only one who can beat me is me.

The only one who can beat me is me.

Michael Johnson

They think because I'm small, they can do what they want to do to me. But I'm not weak. If I lower my shoulder and they lower they're shoulder, they're going to go down.

They think because I'm small, they can do what they want to do to me. But I'm not weak. If I lower my shoulder and they lower they're shoulder, they're going to go down.

Michael Johnson

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.

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.

Michael Johnson

Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.

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

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.

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

One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started.

One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started.

Michael Johnson

I always wanted to be a sprinter.

I always wanted to be a sprinter.

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

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