Status: 2007 World Champion in the 100 and 200 meter events. His Personal Best 9.69 is second-fastest in 100 meter history. His PB of 19.58 is third-fastest in 200 meter history.
DOB: August 9, 1982 In: Lexington, KY
First Track Memory: “Watching my sister (Tiffany) run in middle school, before I even started running track. She ran the 100. I just enjoyed watching her run. I was around 11, 12.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Relax. I watch some movies here and there, comedy. I enjoy all sports.”
Nicknames: “T-Reezie.”
Last Book Read: “Becoming A Better You by Joel Osteen. A Christian book.”
Favorite Movies: “Ace Ventura Pet Detective. I like a lot of comedies. I like a lot of Eddie Murphy movies, Nutty Professor and stuff like that.”
Favorite TV Shows: “The Game. Then I like all the old shows that don’t come on any more – The Cosbys, Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.”
Musical Tastes: “All kinds of music. Just recently I’ve been starting to listen to a little jazz on the radio. My agent Art Huff, he’s been listening to jazz in the car when we go places. So I’ve been listening to that lightly.”
First Job: “Working at a grocery store bagging groceries (Krogers).”
First Car: “1987 Pontiac Parisienne.”
Current Car: “Cadillac Escalade (pearl white).”
Pre-Race Feeling: “Think about execution.”
Favorite Meal: “McDonalds, Big Mac.”
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “Sherbet. Is that ice cream?”
Greatest Sports Moment: “Seeing my mother and family in the stands when I won the World Championship (2007 in Osaka, Japan).”
Most Painful Moment: “Pulling my hamstring in the (2008 Olympic) Trials in the 200.”
Favorite Places To Compete: “London. I love competing there. I like Crystal Palace. I love the fans there, they treat me nice. I just like it.”
Embarrassing Career Memory: “Would have been if I didn’t make it out of the first round at USA, when I misjudged the line because of the shade. I misjudged the line and got third in the prelims of the 100 dash at Oregon. And if I wouldn’t have made it to the final I think I would’ve…the only thing kept crossing my mind was I was gonna be on the Bloopers. Because the first round I stopped at the wrong line and everyone passed me. So that would have been my most embarrassing moment.”
Favorite Sports To Watch Outside Track: “Probably football. I played baseball as well but probably football.”
Favorite Athletes To Watch: “Randy Moss, but I don’t watch a lot of people now. But I’m kind of old school so my favorite players are like, I used to like watching Barry Sanders, Deion Sanders, Rickey Henderson stealing bases. Jamal Mashburn – he went to University of Kentucky. Mike Tyson is my favorite boxer. Agassi when he was on top. I used to play tennis in the summertime in Florida when I was younger. Tiger Woods.”
Track Inspirations: “Maurice Green was the first person I paid attention to in track. Jesse Owens.”
Funny Track Memory: “Aaron Armstrong, he runs for Trinidad. He’s hilarious. He’s probably the only person I know – and we’re still trying to work on it and we’re gonna try and contact some people some way, some how, so he can get into contact with somebody and get his own show. Do some kind of Internet. I kid you not, he’s just naturally funny. He’s hilarious. Just off the head funny. He is the only person that finds something funny out of nothing that’s not funny [laughs]. Every day is something new with him.”
Most Memorable Race: “The 200 at World Championships in 2007 when I won the 200. It’s the most memorable race because I was so tired, I was fatigued, depleted, I had no energy. But I still put it all together and came out with the victory.”
People Qualities Most Admired: “I like to see fearless in people. I like to see wise, people who are real wise.”
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