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> [In America, we have three major sports - baseball, football and basketball. They get the most coverage. Then there's things like golf which mop up most of what is left. But track and field? We are way at the bottom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/in-america-we-have-three-major-sports-baseball-football-and/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

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## More by Maurice Greene

> [Among the world elite there are a handful of athletes who are physically capable of winning it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/among-the-world-elite-there-are-a-handful-of-athletes-who-are/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [It is only those who believe in their ability who shine when it matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/it-is-only-those-who-believe-in-their-ability-who-shine-when-it/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [Weather is uncontrollable. Only the Lord above can control the weather. Whatever we get, we have to work with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/weather-is-uncontrollable-only-the-lord-above-can-control-the-weather/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [You have to know this: running a 100m race is an intense experience. You have a lot of emotion at the end of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/you-have-to-know-this-running-a-100m-race-is-an-intense-experience/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [Everyone is coming after me now. Fine, let them keep on coming. I'm the fastest man in the world, no doubt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/everyone-is-coming-after-me-now-fine-let-them-keep-on-coming-i-m-the/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [I love running in Europe, man, running at places like Zurich and Crystal Palace where the crowd is so knowledgeable and appreciative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/i-love-running-in-europe-man-running-at-places-like-zurich-and/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [My stance has always been that there's no place in our sport for drug users. I've always said it's a ban for life if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/my-stance-has-always-been-that-there-s-no-place-in-our-sport-for-drug/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [It's a mental battle trying to come back from injuries and I don't feel like having that mental battle with myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/it-s-a-mental-battle-trying-to-come-back-from-injuries-and-i-don-t/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [When the gun fires you must concentrate for every second on the way to that finish line. You should know exactly how long it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/when-the-gun-fires-you-must-concentrate-for-every-second-on-the-way/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [You have a lot of emotion at the end of the race. It is not easy to control that when you win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/you-have-a-lot-of-emotion-at-the-end-of-the-race-it-is-not-easy-to/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [You'd like more people to recognise what you do is special. But I take the attitude that the best thing I can do for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/you-d-like-more-people-to-recognise-what-you-do-is-special-but-i-take/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [Athens is a great place for me. It is my second home. It's where I won my first world championship medal, it's where I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/athens-is-a-great-place-for-me-it-is-my-second-home-it-s-where-i-won/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [If you do not train hard you will never fulfill your potential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/if-you-do-not-train-hard-you-will-never-fulfill-your-potential/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [If you look at the sponsors who were in the sport 15 years ago compared to now there are a lot fewer. Why? Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/if-you-look-at-the-sponsors-who-were-in-the-sport-15-years-ago/)

[Maurice Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-greene/)

> [I have a God-given talent and I work very hard for what I do. Anybody can run fast. It's how you run fast. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-greene/i-have-a-god-given-talent-and-i-work-very-hard-for-what-i-do-anybody/)

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