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10 Questions U.S. sprinter Michael Johnson
Shortly after he won his second consecutive Olympics 400-meter run, Michael Johnson talked about his race with CNN/Sports Illustrated's Terry Baddoo. 1. You were looking at the big screen, watching the race, as you were running around. How comfortable were you with the run? In hindsight, it didn't matter to me what the run was going to be like or how it went, just as long as I got to the finish line first. 2. So, it was about defending your Olympics victory in the 400 four years ago. That was the objective. Going in, I knew it wasn't going to be easy. I had my work cut out for me. I just wanted to go in there and run a race that would give me the gold medal. 3. Did you run the race that you wanted to run? Yes, I did. I wanted to run a race that was going to get me to the finish line first. And I ran that race, so I'm pleased with it. 4. Before the race, you talked about the possibility of a new record. It wasn't to be tonight. This is about winning gold medals and not talking about what didn't happen and whether there will be disappointment. 5. How important was it to set a new record here? I said beforehand that I am here to win and that was what I was here to do and if there is a possibility ... I knew that there was a danger that you guys would take that and start talking about what didn't happen. I knew that was a danger, so that's my fault. 6. What about this sense of history now that you've doubled up in the 400? It's a great feeling. I am very proud of that. That was a lot of the motivation going in, to come in here and have another opportunity to make history and being able to finish my Olympic career making history, just like I started. 7. Is that what drove you? It was a big motivator. 8. Are you able to compare this performance to 1996 at all? Totally different things. That was a completely different thing. But both are performances that I am very proud of. Both Olympics I am very proud of. 9. Is there one that means more to you? Atlanta will probably always be the biggest and the one that is most memorable. 10. And Sydney? I'll take great memories from these Games as well.
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