BELGUIM: 200 & 400 METRE WORLD RECORD HOLDER MICHAEL JOHNSON & MARION JONES WORLD SPRINT CHAMPION SPEAK OF THEIR HOPES FOR SYDNEY
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BELGUIM: 200 & 400 METRE WORLD RECORD HOLDER MICHAEL JOHNSON & MARION JONES WORLD SPRINT CHAMPION SPEAK OF THEIR HOPES FOR SYDNEY
- Title: BELGUIM: 200 & 400 METRE WORLD RECORD HOLDER MICHAEL JOHNSON & MARION JONES WORLD SPRINT CHAMPION SPEAK OF THEIR HOPES FOR SYDNEY
- Date: 23rd August 2000
- Summary: BRUSSELS, ROYAL SAS HOTEL, BELGIUM(AUGUST 23, 2000) (REUTERS) 1. WIDE OF THE PRESSER HOLD BY DOUBLE OLYMPIC CHAMPION MICHAEL JOHNSON. 2. CAMERAMAN AT THE PRESSER 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) DOUBLE OLYMPIC CHAMPION MICHAEL JOHNSON SAYING: I took one week off to rehab and get the legs well. Then I started back training, just not at 100% but below 100% working out a lot of soreness and things and then in the last two weeks I've been back at 100% and training's been going very well. 4. SHOT OF THE PRESS 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHNSON SAYING: I think that I will be fit to go in there and win the race and I think that I'm fit right now to run very fast, but the objective this year moving forward is to be ready to go into Sydney and defend my title there and become the first person to repeat on the 400 and take home the gold medal. If I can go in there and break a record then that's a bonus, but my objective is to win. 6. SHOT OF THE PRESS 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHNSON SAYING: I think that anybody who makes it into that final has a legitimate shot at winning the race. Were all in there trying to win and only one of us can so I don't really spend too much time thinking about whether it's going to be this guy or that guy because I've been in the sport long enough to know that you never know who it's going to be and I've got to make sure I'm prepared to run as fast as I can and that's all I can really do and usually that's enough to win. 8. SHOT OF PHOTOGRAPHER 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHNSON SAYING: I'm a lot stronger this year and I'm a lot faster this year. All of my 400 metre finals have been 43 seconds and all my 200 metre finals have been 19 seconds so I'm a lot faster and stronger this year than I have been in the last few years. 10. SHOT OF THE PRESS 11. WIDE SHOT OF MARION JONES PRESSER 12. SHOT OF CAMERAMAN 13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARION JONES, WORLD SPRINT CHAMPION, SAYING: In 1998 when Trevor and I first announced to the world that I was going to go for five golds we didn't even realise the significance of it, but we were in a press conference similar to this and somebody asked us what our future plans were and without even really thinking we said, we're going to go for five in Sydney, and then of course within seconds it was through the airwaves, over the Internet and everybody in the world knew about it. But in terms of the pressure, you know there's pressure regardless of whether I'd stated I wanted to win five. Just the fact that I'm going to Sydney probably one of the favourites -- depending on who youre talking to -- so there's pressure anyway. So I don't think there's any room on my plate for any additional pressure. There's so much as there is. 14. SHOT OF THE MEDIA 15. JONES SAYING: Every time I step on the track if I don't win the competition I'm disappointed. If I don't go to Sydney and win everything Im entered in its a diappointment for me because that's what I'm training for every day. That's why we have 70 degree temperatures at home and I'm training in that and then we have 105 degree temperatures and I'm in that every day. I dont go out there to get second place. I would hope none of my competitors are doing the same. I mean, my goal is to go to Sydney and win everything I'm entered in and I'm entered in five events. 16. SHOT OF THE PRESS 17. SHOT OF JONES HUSBAND Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
- Country: Belgium
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