Félix Sánchez (hurdler)

“I talked to (2005 World champion) Bershawn Jackson after the final and he told me he was ready. But when I am 100% fit, the story will be different. They beat me, but I want to get the World title back and prove I am the best 400m hurdler nowadays.”

“I wore different spikes in the final hoping to resist the pain. I could have run like I did in the semifinal and opt for the bronze with 47.90 or so. But I never run for third. I always run to win.”

“I lost about five weeks of training in less than three months before Helsinki. I have been injured before, but not that late in the season. Yet, I managed to run 48.24 with one leg.”

“I never run for third. I always run to win.”

“They have just built a new nine-lane Mondo track and that’s where we will train.”