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
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.
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.
course great time
It would be a great time to try for the 100m world record. I'm the world champion. Of course I want that world record.
biggest cheer deserves gold seeing time win
It was great. That's the biggest cheer I put out the whole time I've been here. Seeing her win the gold medal, she deserves it more than me.
call home knew places run time tracks
The first time I was in Icahn Stadium, I knew you could run sub-10 on that track. It's New York, hey. It's where I was born, where I was raised. There's not a lot of tracks I can call home, that have a home feel about them, and I think this can be one of those places for me.
beaten bring champion faster olympic record time
The time would have been faster and the world record would have been threatened. But I still would have beaten him. If he's ready, bring it on, I'm the Olympic champion and the world champion.
debating focus heads looking people putting year
Most people would be debating in their heads what to do in a year like this. It is all about preparation and I am just looking at putting out superb times. All I have to do this year is focus on my race.
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.
blow
It is not a blow for me that Asafa Powell does not show up.
half race second
The second half of the race was mine.
duel great olympic track
It makes a great story for track and field. I have the Olympic gold, he has the world record. It's a duel for the times.
pleased season
I'm very pleased with my season this year. I think this season is even better than 2004,
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.
gold olympic says
says the Olympic 100-meter gold medalist. ''If I go out and do great, it'll be, 'Well, Asafa wasn't there.' That's the first thing they'll say.