Everyone is looking for me to bring a gold back home, and a lot of people in other places are expecting me to win.

It shows no-one knows how fast a man can run

I feel really good that I got through. It's early in the season, I'm really fresh on the track.

I was quite nervous out there. I haven't been on the (Melbourne) track for almost a year now, so I need the confidence. But I'm the world record holder and I had to prove that I am.

That guy is a great starter but I knew I had it from the start.

That was my first major championships back in 2002 and I didn't get to perform as well as I wanted to because I was young and I was just coming up.