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By Inside Track
KINGSTON – On his return home last night after ending his season with another – runner-up 100m finish - to second fastest man ever Tyson Gay, former world record holder Asafa Powell, was in a talkative mood as he looked back on the many clashes with the American record holder.
Tyson Gay (right) beats Asafa Powell to the finish line in the 100m event of the DN-Galan track and field meet in Stockholm. Gay won the event in 9.79sec.
Tyson Gay (right) beats Asafa Powell to the finish line in the 100m event of the DN-Galan track and field meet in Stockholm. Gay won the event in 9.79sec.
Powell who in Daegu, South Korea was joined by Gay (now at 7:7) in head to head clashes, was fielding the suggestion that Gay seemed to be after him, and said “It seems as if he had something to prove, I did not have anything to prove … I just really wanted to finish the season, but I don’t know why, everywhere I go he was there as if he was trying to prove something …”
“I made him (Gay) look good this year”, but warned “Next year is going to be a completely different year” ….
Powell went on to reveal his plans for the 2010 season, ”I am definitely tired of losing … I told myself I am not going to lose anymore and I am going into next year with that mindset … I don’t want to lose another race, so definitely I am going out there to do greater things than I have ever done before” …
The MVP standout, who chalked up a world record of 60 sub 10 seconds outings during the season also spoke of his injury challenges ”The only thing that was really bothering me was my ankle … like two weeks before it was really hurting and I was really disappointed because I wanted it to get better. That was the only thing, I was kind of disappointed about the ankle … but I got my confidence going and everything went well”
It was the first time in the last 5 years that Powell had not achieved a personal best and he addressed that situation ”I know the reason why I didn’t … It was the first I had gotten an ankle injury … I told my friends I would rather have a groin or an hamstring injury any day as opposed to an ankle injury because it
(an ankle injury) really messes with my technique and everything … so I had to just go out there, run and hope to get a good time”.