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There's always a lot of talk about motivation to race, but nobody really knows what I do or what I think apart from myself, so I don't really care what people think.

A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.

Overall my race hasn't been a problem. I'm a Black artist with White skin. At the end of the day you have to sing what's in your own soul.

I never really had to put much thought into my race, and neither did anybody else. I knew I was black. I knew there was a history that accompanied my skin color, and my parents taught me to be proud of it. End of story.

I never though much about race.

One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started.

Drawing is rather like playing chess: your mind races ahead of the moves that you eventually make.

I am a big believer in visualization. I run through my races mentally so that I feel even more prepared.

I'm a very goal-oriented person, so I look at the specific demands of a certain race and tailor my training towards that.

When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me.