Maurice Greene
Maurice Greene
Maurice Greeneis an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his careerhe won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion. This included three golds at the 1999 World Championships, a feat which had previously only been done by Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson and has since been equaled by three others...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth23 July 1974
CityKansas City, KS
CountryUnited States of America
We're going to meet a lot of times this season, and it's going to be a battle each and every time we step on a track. We're all competitors, and we're all going to put on a show.
The world record will come to me when I run the world record race. I'm just trying to perfect my race. I'm looking for perfection.
I don't think about second or third place.
Among the world elite there are a handful of athletes who are physically capable of winning it.
You have a lot of emotion at the end of the race. It is not easy to control that when you win.
Weather is uncontrollable. Only the Lord above can control the weather. Whatever we get, we have to work with.
Everyone is coming after me now. Fine, let them keep on coming. I'm the fastest man in the world, no doubt.
You have to know this: running a 100m race is an intense experience. You have a lot of emotion at the end of the race. It is not easy to control that when you win.
In America, we have three major sports - baseball, football and basketball. They get the most coverage. Then there's things like golf which mop up most of what is left. But track and field? We are way at the bottom of the totem pole.
Athens is a great place for me. It is my second home. It's where I won my first world championship medal, it's where I set my world record.
To be number one, you must train like you are number two.
I love running in Europe, man, running at places like Zurich and Crystal Palace where the crowd is so knowledgeable and appreciative.