Motivation Quote by Linford Christie

A polite brush-off can still land like a spike, and Linford Christie’s line is built to do exactly that. “I have got better things to do” isn’t just scheduling; it’s status management. Coming from an elite sprinter turned coach, the phrase asserts a hierarchy of attention: time is currency, and he’s reserving it for athletes with a future he’s willing to bet on.

The key move is in the second clause: “who I feel are going to be involved in 2012.” Christie frames his choice as professional triage, but the wording quietly smuggles in subjectivity. “I feel” lets him present an exclusion as instinct rather than vendetta, insulating the decision from debate while still making a pointed evaluation. “Involved in 2012” (Olympic-year shorthand) signals the real arena he cares about: not the noise of the present, but the credibility that comes from being attached to the next big stage. It’s ambition, but also brand protection.

Culturally, this is the voice of high-performance sport in its most unsentimental mode. Coaching is sold as mentorship, yet it often functions like venture capital: invest in potential, cut the rest, keep the portfolio lean. Christie’s intent reads like boundary-setting, but the subtext is unmistakable: if you’re not on a trajectory toward the Olympics, you’re not worth his bandwidth. It works because it’s blunt without being messy - a dismissal dressed as professionalism, delivered in the language of outcomes.