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

It's something special to break the world record at the Olympics.

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

I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.

Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.

If you break an individual record, it's because of the greatness that comes before you.

Already in 2007 I thought I would be able to break the World record in the near future. That time Sammy Tangui was the pacemaker in Lausanne. I liked the way he was running. He is tall, he has a strong body and his stride is similar to mine. I told him in one of the coming years I would need him when I try to break the World record.

The most important thing is winning, not breaking the world record.

The world record is like you we went to the theater to see this movie, and it was really good, and it had an unexpected ending, and you left the theater saying, 'Wow, that was such a great movie.'