Letsile Tebogo

“I'm really grateful for the team around me. They really pushed me through thick and thin.”

“I think, for me, I can’t be the face of athletics because I’m not arrogant or loud like Noah (Lyles). So, I believe Noah is the face of athletics.”

“What I learned tonight is that, make sure you perfect everything according to the race and don't leave out anything.”

“Great achievement looking at the Olympics, looking at the age, first Olympics, national record. Not everybody makes it to the final, I am grateful for what happened today.”

“She’s watching up there, and she’s really, really happy.”

“It’s basically me carrying her through every stride that I take inside the field.”

“I’m the Olympic champion.”

“So I used to train without shoes in both football and athletics. I would wear a pair of old pants that one of my uncles used to wear back when he was in school. It was just a generational thing.”

“Shoes were more expensive and we couldn’t afford that because we lived with our extended family, so it was difficult for us to get things.”

“I used to train without shoes.”

“If somebody took it as disrespect, I'm really sorry.”

“I believe there is a medal in these legs and it only needs the determination and the willpower to do it.”

“I always think about her but I just try not to let it get into me that much and then just block it out and move forward.”

“Africans can be sprinters, too.”

“Once the governments are on board, it makes a massive difference to the sport.”

“I like having an element of mystery and want to leave people wondering: where is he, what’s he doing?”

“I now have multiple opportunities to support myself as multiple brands want to be associated with my name.”

“I’ve had such a huge blow that affected me deeply, so I’m still trying to get the confidence back into the body. It’s not about injuries; it is all about my mum.”

“"I’ll probably rent out those two houses because I’m not leaving my mother’s place!”

“The support has been overwhelming. I believe this has changed my life and also impacted many lives in my home country.”