Justin Gatlin
Justin Gatlin
Justin Gatlinis an American sprinter, who is an Olympic gold medalist in the 100-meter dash. His 100m personal best is 9.74 seconds. He is a twice World indoor champion in the 60-meter dash...
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth10 February 1982
CityBrooklyn, NY
basically british fix french gotten lesson safely staff stick within
I think we need to fix some things within the staff and the athletes, ... I think we should take a lesson from the French and the British who have basically gotten the stick around and got it around safely. That's all we need to do. That's all we had to do: get the stick around safely and we'd be in the finals. There's no way that we should not have been in the finals.
bringing sound starts
It is possible. I have the competitive spirit. I am working on my starts and bringing sound races.
art bright light track
I thought that the light wasn't as bright in art as it was in track and field.
claim inch means stakes winning
I think this really stakes a claim that I'm a champion, ... I'm a competitor. If it means winning by an inch or a mile, I'm there.
dominant fast great prayed running season winning
Really? So I did get some kind of record, huh? It's great to show how dominant I am this year, running fast times consistently and winning every race. I prayed before the season to be dominant, and it's all come together.
boys grab medal might running
I might go out there and grab a medal from these young boys running fast,
claim run stakes time
I think it really stakes the claim that I'm the champion, ... I run like a champion. I show up big when it's time to show up big.
focus life main next prove run wanting
The 100m has always been my main focus in life but I'm now wanting to run more 200m, particularly next year. I think I have a lot to prove in the event.
key michael people records success
When you look at people like Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, Maurice Greene, the key to their success was not world records - it was their dominance,
fast strong
With a fast track, right conditions, and strong competition.
best close friends-or-friendship hopefully situation turn
We're just really, really close friends. If the situation were different we probably would be together, but we're just friends, and that's how we like to keep it right now. Hopefully things will turn out the best they can.
expect next pushing
I expect Maurice to be back there pushing me all the way next year,
close raining tough
If it is raining in Sheffield I think that will be very tough to get close to,
bummed head run slow strong wind
I'm a little bummed that we had a strong head wind like we did. I haven't run that slow in a long time.