A compilation of 10 David Rudisha quotes.
David Lekuta Rudisha is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner who was born on December 17, 1988. He won the Olympic gold medal in both 2012 and 2016.
David Rudisha is a two-time World Champion, having won the event in 2011 and 2015. He also holds the 800m world record.
Rudisha is the first and only person to run the 800m in under 1:41. He also holds the world and African records in the 500m and 600m, with times of 57.69 and 1:13.10, respectively.
Rudisha was named IAAF World Athlete of the Year in 2010 and won a record three consecutive Track & Field Athlete of the Year awards.
David Rudisha Quotes
- “Sometimes when you get disappointment it makes you stronger.”
2. “I can say when it comes to championships it’s a tactical race and normally you don’t have a pacesetter who can set a pace for fast times. That is why you see that obviously we fall around 1:43 because that is the most favorable one can run from the front.”
3. “It’s something special to break the world record at the Olympics.”
4. “Going to the Olympics as a Maasai I want to make them proud because, after the warm welcome they gave me when I went back and being their leader, I want to also be the warrior in the Olympics. That will be something good because that will be the first Olympic gold medal for the Maasai.”
5. “It’s something special to break the world record at the Olympics.”
6. “I realised I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.”
7. “I love my tribe, the Maasai are very good people and humble.”
8. “When I am training, I don’t want any disturbances. I have to be focused, not losing sight of my targets. I cannot evade the fact that I am now well known and I have made already some money, but you can learn how to deal with it.”
9. “The weather plays a very big role. I have run very few races in the raining and the cold.”
10. “My father’s encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be like him, and I knew I had that ability to become an athlete. Being an Olympian is one of the greatest things, and being an Olympic gold medallist is one of the most prestigious titles in the world.”
My favoraite David Rudisha quotes are, “Sometimes when you get disappointment it makes you stronger.” When I am training, I don’t want any disturbances. I have to be focused, not losing sight of my targets.