Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell, CDis a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He held the 100 metres world record between June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of 9.72 s being the fifth fastest time in the history of the event. As of October 2012, Powell has broken the ten-second barrier legally more times than anyone else – 95 times...
NationalityJamaican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth23 November 1982
CitySpanish Town, Jamaica
CountryJamaica
I did not really expect to run from behind. But I have the confidence in myself and I knew I could do it. So I just went out there and pushed it a little.
People have been saying that there might be a curse stopping me from getting my first major title, but I have proven to the world that I can do it. This might sound a little shocking, but we were not really training for this.
Three gold medals, that's a lot, yeah it's possible.
I should just stay composed and run to the finish line.
Many track and field people know that if I stay relaxed and run my race like I'm supposed to, I will be the winner at the Olympic Games.
I am trying to attend every training session and do all of my workouts.
I am still the fastest man on earth.
I think about cars to try and distract myself. It's a good way to relax, take your mind off everything.
Sometimes I'm at home and I remember I'm supposed to do 100 push-ups and I don't.
I am a bit different from the other sprinters because, I would say, I can run many different ways while the other guys they just came on and they can only run one way.
Athletes try to get other athletes out and they should have no false starts.
From Day 1 I wasnt planning to run until I am very old.
I know, I'm like a kid. Maybe I was a bit too spoilt growing up. Everything just came like I wanted it to.
Everyone is looking for me to bring a gold back home, and a lot of people in other places are expecting me to win.