Maurice Greene

Born :23 July 1974

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Maurice Greene born on 23th July 1974. As of today 7th May 2025 , we have thoughtfully curated a selection of 19 powerful, inspirational, and motivational quotes - carefully handpicked from an extensive archive of life lessons and timeless wisdom. This legendary quote writer was born in american and went on to share won inspiring words with the world, leaving behind a global legacy that transcends borders.

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Quotes of Maurice Greene

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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 of the totem pole.

You have got to believe in yourself every time you go out there and race. If you have no faith in your ability all that training has been a waste of time.

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 my sport is to be the best at it. The best way people will come to recognise that track and field is a great sport is to see athletes excelling at it. Which is what I intend to do.

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 set my world record.

I don't think about second or third place.

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 pay attention to technical things now.

I've had bad jobs. Now I have a good one. I'm thankful.

It's a mental battle trying to come back from injuries and I don't feel like having that mental battle with myself.

To be number one, you must train like you are number two.

Weather is uncontrollable. Only the Lord above can control the weather. Whatever we get, we have to work with.

It is only those who believe in their ability who shine when it matters.

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 you come up positive. I stand by that.

You have to know this: running a 100m race is an intense experience. You have a lot of emotion at the end of the race. It is not easy to control that when you win.

When the gun fires you must concentrate for every second on the way to that finish line. You should know exactly how long it will take you to and think about every step of the race you are about to run.

If you look at the sponsors who were in the sport 15 years ago compared to now there are a lot fewer. Why? Because those runners who took drugs tainted the sport. They tainted all of us in it.