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You don't have to be the biggest to beat the biggest.

It's not about how high you jump. It's about how high everyone else jumps.

If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.

To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don't really think me as a long jumper, although that's the event I had more success in.

When I was younger, I did not have the strength to jump well enough, but over the years I have gained that, worked on it. But the sensibility you simply have to have.

No doubt about it, the higher you achieve, the higher you reach.

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

Scientists have proven that it's impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I don't listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way of sinking into your feet.

I thought I was going to jump further than that, but I don't care - I'm Olympic champion.