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Letsile Tebogo
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“Shoes were more expensive and we couldn’t afford that because we lived with our extended family, so it was difficult for us to get things.”
Letsile Tebogo (born 2003) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So I used to train without shoes in both football and athletics. I would wear a pair of old pants that one of my uncles used to wear back when he was in school. It was just a generational thing.”
Letsile Tebogo (born 2003) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Who is Letsile Tebogo, the Botswana runner who won 200m over Noah Lyles at Paris Olympics? USA TODAY (8 August 2024)
“I’m the Olympic champion.”
Letsile Tebogo (born 2003) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s basically me carrying her through every stride that I take inside the field.”
Letsile Tebogo (born 2003) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“She’s watching up there, and she’s really, really happy.”
Letsile Tebogo (born 2003) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letsile Tebogo: ‘Africans can be sprinters too’ The African Report (9 August 2024)
“Great achievement looking at the Olympics, looking at the age, first Olympics, national record. Not everybody makes it to the final, I am grateful for what happened today.”
Letsile Tebogo (born 2003) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What I learned tonight is that, make sure you perfect everything according to the race and don't leave out anything.”
Letsile Tebogo (born 2003) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letsile Tebogo breaks Botswana national record and shifts focus to the 200m SABC Sport (5 August 2025)
“I think, for me, I can’t be the face of athletics because I’m not arrogant or loud like Noah (Lyles). So, I believe Noah is the face of athletics.”
Letsile Tebogo (born 2003) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo Wins Historic Gold, Downplays Role as Athletics’ Face News Ghana (11 August 2025)
“I'm really grateful for the team around me. They really pushed me through thick and thin.”
Letsile Tebogo (born 2003) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Botswana's Letsile Tebogo becomes first African to win Olympic 200m algoafm.co.za (9 August 2024)