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For me, I've not really focused on a world record. I'm just trying to put a complete race together, and when I do that, then fast times will come.

Every race is not perfect; there are obviously a lot of things I can improve on at the end of the race.

Breaking the world record has always been in the works. I just need the right conditions and I can make it.

This is a business, and no one enters a race not to finish first. I wouldn't say I'm in it for the competition, but I'm certainly not just in it to coast along. I want to be the best I possibly can be.

I was really happy with my race, though. I beat my personal best by 1.2 seconds.

I always try to do better than I have before, so I think it would be good to break the world record.

I called Daley Thompson after the Games of '84, when he won. He'd had this phenomenal decathlon for nine events - and then he went out there and jogged the 1,500 meters and missed the world record by, like, three points.

Very rarely do you have a perfect race, and it's about overcoming your mistakes in the race and remaining composed.