Athletics Quote by David Coleman

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

— David Rudisha

Well, it's such a record that you can only compare it with Bob Beamon's long-jump world record set in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.…

— Sunil Gavaskar

I called Daley Thompson after the Games of '84, when he won. He'd had this phenomenal decathlon for nine events - and then he…

— Caitlyn Jenner

The world record will come to me when I run the world record race. I'm just trying to perfect my race. I'm looking for…

— Maurice Greene

That's the fastest time ever run - but it's not as fast as the world record

— David Coleman

Coe has smashed the world record, 1:44.92 seconds has never been run easier

— Ron Pickering

“championships, and went on to break the U.S. record in distances from three miles to the marathon. At the 2004 Athens Games, Deena outlasted…

— Christopher McDougall

Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the…

— Dan O'Brien

Mary Keitany from Kenya won the women's race at the New York City Marathon. You can tell she was fast because guys on the…

— David Letterman

Fantastic, I am very happy to be the fastest 800 metres runner in the world.

— 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…

— David Rudisha

“I managed to beat Michael Phelps’ 400 meter IM time. And not only did I beat his time, but I did it in exactly 200 meters.”

— Jarod Kintz