Interview Quotes

On Success and Mentality

“You have to learn how to lose before you can learn how to win.”

— Usain Bolt • 00:04:31

“If you want to be great, or you want to be a legend, or you want to stand out, you have to do something that no one has ever done before.”

— Usain Bolt • 00:15:37

“The moment you start being in your head and start thinking, that’s when you make mistakes.”

— Usain Bolt • 00:54:19

On Hard Work and Consistency

“Everybody who’s a professional has talent. Who works the hardest on your talent will be the best. But if you get into your head, that’s where you make mistakes.”

— Usain Bolt • 00:01:21

“I think consistency is everything. I think the problem with me the year before was I would train for two weeks, three weeks, but then I would want to go out and hang out with my friends… you break the pattern and you break the consistency of work.”

— Usain Bolt • 00:26:38

On Competition and Drive

“I live to compete. I want to compete. I want to compete against the best all the time.”

— Usain Bolt • 00:43:26

“The moment you come in and don’t believe you’re going to win, you have already lost. And that’s one thing my coaches always taught me.”

— Usain Bolt • 1:03:00

On Overcoming Limitations

“Never said it cannot be done. You have to try, try and try, and figure out ways to get there.”

— Usain Bolt • 1:00:18

“The moment you limit yourself and say, ‘Oh, this is untouchable,’ that’s the moment that you have already lost.”

— Usain Bolt • 1:01:36

On Personal Growth

“If you can be truthful to yourself, that’s how you get better. Because a lot of people like to point fingers at others… instead of looking at themselves and saying, ‘You know what? This is on me.’”

— Usain Bolt • 00:33:14