Christian Coleman

“You should live in the moment.”

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

“I don't want to be Usain Bolt.”

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

“Me being a shorter guy, I am pretty quick out of the blocks and can get up to top speed maybe a little faster than some guys.”

“I have a lot to prove. Not only to other people, but to myself, that I'm the best in the world.”

“You got to attack every workout.”

“The sky's the limit as fast as I can ever run.”

“I'm just a regular guy who had talent and the wherewithal to be able to hone that into something I can make money doing.”

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

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

“My focus is to win.”

“I just keep doing me and representing the sport the right way.”

“That's always my mentality. There's always room for improvement.”

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

“People sometimes have a false view of track and field, that it's kind of soft and kind of friendly. And guys aren't necessarily laughing and joking, but everyone's just friendly and 'ha ha, he he.' I just came in and just was like, 'Nah, I don't know what y'all talking about, but every single time I step on the line, I'm trying to win.'”

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

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

“Michael Johnson doesn't pay my bills or sign my cheques. So I don't really care what he has to say.”

“Anybody I have spoken to who has held a record says 'Records are meant to be broken.' They get excited when somebody has an opportunity to break one of their records and take the sport even further.”