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.
Even at recess, in elementary school, it was just a known thing that I was one of the fastest in the school.
That's always my mentality. There's always room for improvement.
Like everybody, I like pizza. You can't go wrong with that or a good cheeseburger.
Every time you get an opportunity to be around your loved ones, cherish it.
I wouldn't know who Michael Johnson was if he didn't run fast times.
Coming into the offseason, when I'm training, when things get hard, I know there's guys that are across the country, training and trying to be the best in the country and trying to be the best in the world. So that just motivates me to just keep going and keep working.
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.
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.
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.
It means a lot to notch my name in the sport and have my name among some of the greats.
I think people have a misconception of athletes when they think about what goes through their heads, you know what I'm saying?
I am just a young black man living my dream, people are trying to smear my reputation.
You have to have that dog-eat-dog kind of mentality. I think me playing football all my life and having that chip on my shoulder, not really getting the opportunities that I wanted, really carried over to track and field. It allowed me to use all that energy and put it in the direction of being the best track athlete that I could be.
It means a lot to be considered the fastest in the United States.
When you set a time and you hit that time, you are kind of satisfied. I never want to have that type of feeling.
A lot of people don't realise how competitive college sprinting is.
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.
My whole life I have just ran track and I have just continued and taken it to the next level.
Obviously my strong suit is the 100 so that is what my main focus is on.
