Athlete

Coming from the south side of Atlanta, Georgia, everyone has a chip on their shoulder. That's how competitive it is. It makes athletes great who come from there.

It means a lot to notch my name in the sport and have my name among some of the greats.

I feel I'm a really good competitor.

I don't have any close friends that are my competitors. I think that's just the nature of being a sprinter.

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

My focus is to win.

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

It's just like I'm an athlete, I'm a human being. I have personal issues going on.

I think I have just as much talent as anybody when it comes to the 100 or 200.

In track and field, a lot of people don't make a lot of money, so if you're a lower name you might just get run over by USADA because they're just looking to get people out of the sport.

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

I think people have a misconception of athletes when they think about what goes through their heads, you know what I'm saying?

To be looked up to as one of the Americans that's supposed to carry the torch, go to the major championships and get medals, that's a huge honour.

I have a lot of confidence in myself that I can be one of the best.

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

People turn professional and they are not running as fast as they did in college because it is a lot different, but I wanted to make sure that I didn't have that kind of transition and always stayed on top.

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