I figured it was going to be hard for someone to pass me, |
I get my confidence from winning, just kicking my opponents' butts every time, ... That makes me feel good and I get a lot of joy in that. |
I t's very important to have a rival in any event. I think,it's more exciting if you have two or three or four people challenging each other. |
I wanted to break the world record, but the conditions did not allow that, |
I wanted to break the world record, but the conditions did not allow that. |
I wanted to break the world record, but the conditions did not allow that, |
I would have liked for someone to have challenged me and jumped a little bit closer so that I could jump farther, unfortunately that didn't happen, |
In some type of way, I always feel like I'm getting overshadowed. But I did win tonight, and I do feel like I'm capable of breaking this world record. Somewhere, this year, that's my goal is to break the world record. |
It feels good being back home. This is what it's all about - coming back to where you start and performing in front of the crowd. |
It was me, and then everybody else against each other, so it's kind of difficult . |
It's in me physically, ... I just have to put myself in a state of mind where I'm capable of setting a world record. |
It's very hard to jump when you're not pressured. |
This second world championship gold feels great, ... Now my next goal is to break the world record. I have promised Mike Powell (world record holder) to break it. In the following competitions that is the only thing I am concentrating on. |