Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
One of the best track and field athletes in history, he won four Olympic gold medals and eight more World Championship gold medals.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth13 September 1967
CityDallas, TX
CountryUnited States of America
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There's a complete difference between training for a specific event and goal and just training.
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Don't shoot for something unattainable - completely outside of your nature or opportunity.
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A bird, music and food -desert island items
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You can make goals for family, relationships, anything.
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As an athlete, I'd average four hours a day. It doesn't sound like a lot when some people say they're training for 10 hours, but theirs includes lunch, massage and breaks. My four hours was packed with work.
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I work hard to improve myself as a person - as a father, as a husband, as a manager. I'm always on that mission.
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The basis of self-discipline: Don't allow the edges to blur.
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You owe it to yourself to find your own unorthodox way of succeeding, or sometimes, just surviving.
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(Natural Talent + Opportunity) Hard Work = Success
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A good traveller is one who knows how to travel with the mind.
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Be who you are in every situation.
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All my life I believed I became an athlete through my own determination, but it's impossible to think that being descended from slaves hasn't left an imprint through the generations.
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As an athlete, I was never really comfortable with being a celebrity.
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We can spare one on (the day shift), ... But when we're called, we'll go.