“It really took me by surprise, I’m not really a big birthday person so when I saw that I was really surprised”, the now 23 year old said.
Two days prior to “Weltklasse Zürich” the fast athlete from Grenada is already focused on his race. “I’ll just relax, I have a kids clinic that I have to go to around 4.30pm, I’m going to do that but most of the day I’ll just relax, I have a meet coming up so I can’t do much and have an easy birthday”, he said.
Kirani James is ready for the big race
One date that he feels very strong about is on his agenda nonetheless. Kirani James will take part in Biberist at “Jugend trainiert mit Weltklasse”. „I’ve done this a couple of years now so I’m used to it by now, it’s going to be special, see the kids out there, try to help them and motivate them and see how much of an impact I have in their life. It always gives you motivation to continue to be the best in your sport and just try to be a good role model.”
“It was good, long, but I’m back and acclimatized so I feel good, I sleep through the night so that’s a good sign”, said the bronze medallist from Peking asked about how he travelled to Zurich.
For Kirani James it’s all about the victory of the Diamond Trophy this coming Thursday in the Letzigrund Stadium. “The first goal is always to put on a great show for the fans. I just want to go out there and do my best, represent my country well and just try to compete, these are going to be the same guys from the World Championships so I expect a very competitive, exciting race”, James said, looking ahead of his race.
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