Isaac Makwala

"I have unfinished business with the World Championships."

"I vomited once and they decided that I was sick."

"Everything came crumbling down! It was my first time crying."

"I don't want to retire when I'm depressed."

"I want to retire in top shape. That's what I'm planning to do."

"I feel good when I see all these athletes in Botswana doing well, because most of them have seen me do it - so that's why they are doing this now."

"It wasn't a smooth journey because to be successful, I had to jump many hurdles, but the one thing I told myself was that I was never going to give up on this."

"It doesn't matter whether I run good or I ran bad, it's my last season so I have to enjoy it."

"I have always made it clear that I provide for my family through athletics and I won’t retire, especially that I still feel energetic and fit to compete. I want people to understand this and get it right so that they are not confused when they see me competing abroad."

"I don’t know why people are so surprised by my return because I have never said I has retired from athletics. What I said was that I was retiring from international athletics which concern national team events."

"My retirement is not different from that of football players who always announce their retirement from international events but keep playing for their individual clubs at home."

"I’m satisfied, but I know I can run faster."

"I don’t like to judge others. Most of the times, I try and look at the fact that we are different and have different reaction, thinking, and reasons for doing things our own way."