I t’s very important to have a rival in any event. I think,it’s more exciting if you have two or three or four people challenging each other.

I wanted to break the world record, but the conditions did not allow that,

In some type of way, I always feel like I’m getting overshadowed. But I did win tonight, and I do feel like I’m capable of breaking this world record. Somewhere, this year, that’s my goal...

It’s in me physically, … I just have to put myself in a state of mind where I’m capable of setting a world record.

It’s very hard to jump when you’re not pressured.

This second world championship gold feels great, … Now my next goal is to break the world record. I have promised Mike Powell (world record holder) to break it. In the following competitions that is...

It feels good being back home. This is what it’s all about – coming back to where you start and performing in front of the crowd.

I would have liked for someone to have challenged me and jumped a little bit closer so that I could jump farther, unfortunately that didn’t happen,

It was me, and then everybody else against each other, so it’s kind of difficult .

I figured it was going to be hard for someone to pass me,

I get my confidence from winning, just kicking my opponents’ butts every time, … That makes me feel good and I get a lot of joy in that.