--- title: "1 Win Medal Quotes By David Rudisha" description: "1 Win Medal quotes by David Rudisha. Plus more from David Rudisha and more Win Medal sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/david-rudisha-24180_beijing_i-was-still-young-when-i-missed-beijing_3107497.png" --- > [I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my exams. Even if I had gone and won…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/i-was-still-young-when-i-missed-beijing-i-was-favourite-to-win-a/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/david-rudisha-24180_beijing_i-was-still-young-when-i-missed-beijing_3107497.png) ## More by David Rudisha > [I can say when it comes to championships it's a tactical race and normally you don't have a pacesetter who can set a pace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/i-can-say-when-it-comes-to-championships-it-s-a-tactical-race-and/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [Going to the Olympics as a Maasai I want to make them proud because, after the warm welcome they gave me when I went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/going-to-the-olympics-as-a-maasai-i-want-to-make-them-proud-because/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [Billy Konchellah with his World Championship titles, Paul Ereng with his Olympic gold and Wilson Kipketer with his World records are my role models.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/billy-konchellah-with-his-world-championship-titles-paul-ereng-with/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [I realized I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/i-realized-i-could-run-after-finding-out-that-my-dad-used-to-run-and/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [You do, mostly, in track, different sessions, sprinting and medium sessions in different style. You have to see that even if the pace is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/you-do-mostly-in-track-different-sessions-sprinting-and-medium/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [When I was a little boy, I always wanted to run. I loved competing with my friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/when-i-was-a-little-boy-i-always-wanted-to-run-i-loved-competing-with/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [I was ready in 2008 for the Olympic Games but unfortunately I missed the Kenyan trials with a thigh injury. I watched those Olympics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/i-was-ready-in-2008-for-the-olympic-games-but-unfortunately-i-missed/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [Races always are good to show where you are reaching in your training as well as to keep you sharpened. Every race, in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/races-always-are-good-to-show-where-you-are-reaching-in-your-training/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [Brother Colm is one of the best coaches who's ever been here in Kenya. He's been, of course, my coach since I started running.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/brother-colm-is-one-of-the-best-coaches-who-s-ever-been-here-in-kenya/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [I knew I would be running with so many people watching all over the world because of him. People love Bolt. He has many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/i-knew-i-would-be-running-with-so-many-people-watching-all-over-the/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [Even if the pace is slow in championships, you can still sprint well and still power in the last 200, which is always the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/even-if-the-pace-is-slow-in-championships-you-can-still-sprint-well/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [Sometimes when you get disappointment it makes you stronger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/sometimes-when-you-get-disappointment-it-makes-you-stronger/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [The Olympics is a special event and winning is very important. For me as a world record holder and world champion, the only thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/the-olympics-is-a-special-event-and-winning-is-very-important-for-me/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [It's something special to break the world record at the Olympics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/it-s-something-special-to-break-the-world-record-at-the-olympics/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) > [Already in 2007 I thought I would be able to break the World record in the near future. That time Sammy Tangui was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rudisha/already-in-2007-i-thought-i-would-be-able-to-break-the-world-record/) [David Rudisha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rudisha/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/win-medal/david-rudisha/#itemlist", "name": "1 Win Medal Quotes By David Rudisha", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my exams. Even if I had gone and won the Olympics, I might not have handled the pressure. 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