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> [It should be your parents and others in the community that you look up to. For me it was my grandmother, a great woman. She had wisdom and knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/it-should-be-your-parents-and-others-in-the-community-that-you-look/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

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## More by Linford Christie

> [The Stroke Association has produced leaflets that set out clearly the health risks associated with stroke that African-Caribbean people face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/the-stroke-association-has-produced-leaflets-that-set-out-clearly-the/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [You can always be stronger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/you-can-always-be-stronger/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [When I was competing, I trained between three and six hours a day, seven days a week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/when-i-was-competing-i-trained-between-three-and-six-hours-a-day/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [When you see athletes like me win gold medals, you only see the finished product, you dont see the real effort that the likes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/when-you-see-athletes-like-me-win-gold-medals-you-only-see-the/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [I know what it takes to get to the top.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/i-know-what-it-takes-to-get-to-the-top/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [I coach a few guys and they work very, very hard, but in our day we did it because we just loved it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/i-coach-a-few-guys-and-they-work-very-very-hard-but-in-our-day-we-did/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [I used to say to my opponents: 'If you let me beat you, I'm going to tell your kids you were beaten by an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/i-used-to-say-to-my-opponents-if-you-let-me-beat-you-i-m-going-to/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [There was no money in the sport but we'd be out there day in, day out, rain or shine, doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/there-was-no-money-in-the-sport-but-we-d-be-out-there-day-in-day-out/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [My first love is the sport, and it will always be my priority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/my-first-love-is-the-sport-and-it-will-always-be-my-priority/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [Some of today's athletes do not have that kind of pride. They left school at 16, have never had a job in their life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/some-of-today-s-athletes-do-not-have-that-kind-of-pride-they-left/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [Obviously I was disappointed when it fell into disuse, because it was my own track named after me, but I am sure all those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/obviously-i-was-disappointed-when-it-fell-into-disuse-because-it-was/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [What motivated me as much as anything was to show the racists that a black man could bring pride and honour to Britain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/what-motivated-me-as-much-as-anything-was-to-show-the-racists-that-a/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/i-don-t-think-there-are-really-enough-meetings-in-britain-for-our/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [I like to have space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/i-like-to-have-space/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

> [When I was competing, I cut out red meat but only because I felt it took too long to digest, so I stuck to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/when-i-was-competing-i-cut-out-red-meat-but-only-because-i-felt-it/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

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