John Steffensen

John Steffensen
John William Steffensenis an Australian athlete, who specialises in 200 and 400 metres. He won silver at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. His personal bests are 20.79 and 44.73...
goal golf mind next whatever
I am not here to play around, if I wanted to play around, I would take up golf or something like that. My next goal is whatever I put my mind to . . . and now I want to be the best.
beat board coach drawing goals next trying year
Me and my coach (John Smith) will go back to the drawing board and set our goals for next year . . . right now trying to beat the Yanks in Osaka.
good
He just said it wasn't right for me at the moment, not good for my running.
grass knows pain running season
He knows all about it and said if you do, it is going to pain your body. Running on the grass is tough, so it was too much of a risk, particularly with the international season just starting.
difference listen sets testament
He sets it out for me and I listen, and it is a testament to him, he set this all up. All I had to do was listen and that's the difference in myself, having listened, because I am a hard-headed kid.
focused games help individual moment running sort time towards win
Everything I'm doing at the moment is focused towards the Commonwealth Games and running the sort of time which could help me win an individual medal.