{"id":19009,"date":"2025-12-12T11:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/?p=19009"},"modified":"2025-12-13T23:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T23:27:12","slug":"i-can-be-like-usain-best-quotes-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/i-can-be-like-usain-best-quotes-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I can be like Usain&#8221; &#8211; Best quotes of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s trash talk or track talk, the Diamond League is never short of a good one-liner. In part one of our best quotes of 2025: a pearl of wisdom from Letsile Tebogo, a defiant Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and some straight talking from George Mills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Rome wasn&#8217;t built in a day&#8221; &#8211; Letsile Tebogo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh from his Olympic triumph in Paris the previous year, Letsile Tebogo was asked if he add any advice for young athletes when he kicked off his Diamond League campaign in Xiamen. His answer? Patience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Rome wasn&#39;t built in a day&quot;<br><br>Sage advice to young aspiring athletes from Letsile Tebogo.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XiamenDL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#XiamenDL<\/a>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#DiamondLeague<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bn6XYtm79B\">pic.twitter.com\/Bn6XYtm79B<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/1915679896384180263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 25, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;We are not curing cancer, we are entertaining people&#8221; &#8211; Karsten Warholm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karsten Warholm may have set two world bests and won his third Diamond League title in 2025, but he also retained his unshakeable sense of perspective. In Keqiao, he reminded us why sport is the simultaneously the best and least important thing in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We are not curing cancer, we are entertaining people&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kwarholm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kwarholm<\/a> on why he gets so much joy from the sport.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KeqiaoDL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KeqiaoDL<\/a>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#DiamondLeague<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8t3ZVjR9HX\">pic.twitter.com\/8t3ZVjR9HX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/1918193780097774068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;When women turn 30 and have a child, people put them in a box. I think of Doha as a place where I defied the odds.&#8221;<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce made her first Diamond League appearance in three years in Doha last May. As she noted at the time, that meant returning to the site of perhaps the greatest and most inspiring triumph of her storied career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;When women turn 30 and have a child, people put them in a box. I think of Doha as a place where I defied the odds.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realshellyannfp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@realshellyannfp<\/a> is excited to be back in the city of one of her greatest triumphs.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#DiamondLeague<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DohaDL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#DohaDL<\/a> \ud83c\uddf6\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GCHeuuTXmE\">pic.twitter.com\/GCHeuuTXmE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/1922947139203658094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s a little bit bittersweet&#8221; &#8211; Neeraj Chopra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After years of trying, Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra finally broke the 90-metre mark in Doha. 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It proved also to be a clairvoyant mood, as she later smashed the 5000m world record in Eugene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 500\/281\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FG1BbymKjI_k%3Ffeature%3Doembed&#038;video_width=500&#038;video_height=281)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;The world record is possible!&quot; - Beatrice Chebet on 3000m record in Rabat- Wanda Diamond League\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G1BbymKjI_k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;The ring is my stage&#8221; &#8211; Valarie Allman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a ballerina always a ballerina. For five-time Diamond League champion and lifelong dancer Valarie Allman, the discus is just another art form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;The ring is my stage&quot;<br><br>Ballerina and discus Olympic champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vallman123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@vallman123<\/a> thinks all athletes should take up dance \ud83d\udc83\ud83c\udffb<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#DiamondLeague<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RomeDL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RomeDL<\/a> \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBsyTZGYeE\">pic.twitter.com\/PBsyTZGYeE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diamond_League\/status\/1930568526856626658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;I can be a role model like Usain&#8221; &#8211; Julien Alfred<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Lucia&#8217;s 100m Olympic champion Julien Alfred met up with fellow Caribbean sprint legend Usain Bolt after her victory in Oslo in June. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 500\/281\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.diamondleague.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=smush_video_thumbnail&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FSHrSsSSPAvs%3Ffeature%3Doembed&#038;video_width=500&#038;video_height=281)\" ><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;I can be a role model like Usain&quot; - Julien Alfred on 100m win in Oslo - Wanda Diamond League\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SHrSsSSPAvs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;I put my ***** on the line&#8221; &#8211; George Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>George Mills&#8217; father Danny Mills was one of the toughest footballers of his generation. 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