Quotes from Christian Coleman

As a professional, you have a routine.

In perfect conditions, with a championship mindset and ready to peak, anything is possible.

What we get paid to do is peak at the world championships and Olympics.

I don't want to be Usain Bolt.

I won't say I'm the new Usain Bolt, I'm the new Christian Coleman.

Obviously my strong suit is the 100 so that is what my main focus is on.

Every time you get an opportunity to be around your loved ones, cherish it.

I've done everything right, I'm a model citizen.

Like everybody, I like pizza. You can't go wrong with that or a good cheeseburger.

I feel I'm a really good competitor.

My weakness might be that the guys with the longer legs can hold their top speed a little bit longer and might not slow down as fast at the end of the race.

The thing you're working so hard for are milliseconds. Saving a 10th of a second from 9.82 to 9.72 is huge. There are a lot of things I can fix from my technique standpoint and making sure I hold my form at the end of the race, to not slow down as much as I usually do.

It means a lot to be considered the fastest in the United States.

My whole life I have just ran track and I have just continued and taken it to the next level.

Before, when Bolt was in the race, it was about who's going to get second. You just come and want to watch Bolt run, it's always exciting because you know he always puts on a show.

I never really set any time goals. I think that puts a limit on yourself.

When I look back at my career, I want to say I accomplished certain things and ran certain times.

I just work hard with my God-given talent and abilities.

I've always been a little kid compared to the guys I've competed against in terms of body development. I've always looked a lot younger, so naturally my body got a bit bigger and stronger. I combined that with a good work ethic, good mindset and focus.

A lot of athletes take legal creatine or protein powders or just different pills and supplements to be able to recover faster. And I don't take anything, I work hard and that's just what it is, I don't take anything.

Even at recess, in elementary school, it was just a known thing that I was one of the fastest in the school.

I think my first World Championships, I handled it well. My goal, just like any other meet, was to come out and win.

You got to attack every workout.

This is something nobody can take away from me. I'm a world champion. That's a crazy feeling.