Michael Johnson Quotes

Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.
Michael Johnson

Life, Work, Best

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.
Michael Johnson

Life, Through, Impossible

The only one who can beat me is me.
Michael Johnson

Difficult as it was to hear, slavery has benefited descendants like me - I believe there is a superior athletic gene in us.
Michael Johnson

Difficult, Hear, Slavery

I don't always do a lot of predicting, but, when I get a really strong feeling about something, I will tell people.
Michael Johnson

Strong, Feeling, Tell

They don't give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody.
Michael Johnson

Give, Everybody, Somebody

They think because I'm small, they can do what they want to do to me. But I'm not weak. If I lower my shoulder and they lower they're shoulder, they're going to go down.
Michael Johnson

Down, Small, Weak

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Nationality: American

Born: September 13, 1967

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