{"id":10283,"date":"2018-11-16T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=10283"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:01:10","slug":"andre-de-grasse-puma-is-going-to-get-me-run-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/andre-de-grasse-puma-is-going-to-get-me-run-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"Andr\u00e9 De Grasse : \u201c PUMA va me permettre de courir plus vite \u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/\">Accueil<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a>\/\n        Andre de Grasse : \u201cPUMA va me permettre de courir plus vite\u201d.\u201d\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/H3-Andre-Interview.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fandre-de-grasse-puma-is-going-to-get-me-run-faster%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fandre-de-grasse-puma-is-going-to-get-me-run-faster%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/andre-de-grasse-puma-is-going-to-get-me-run-faster\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fandre-de-grasse-puma-is-going-to-get-me-run-faster%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >\u201cPUMA va me permettre de courir plus vite !\u201d<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Andre de Grasse, sprinter de PUMA, \u00e0 propos de son retour apr\u00e8s sa blessure<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">16 novembre 2018 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Andre de Grasse: \\&quot;PUMA is going to get me run faster\\&quot;&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Two years ago, PUMA sprinter Andre De Grasse was almost beating Usain Bolt at the Olympic Games in Rio. Ahead of the athletics championships in London 2017, all eyes were on him. But there, Andre was missing in the starting blocks, because he was injured.\\nLast week, on his way back from visiting his doctor in Munich, Andre dropped by the PUMA headquarters.\\nHere\\u2019s what he said about the toughest part of his career\\u00a0so far, about having nerves and about running in PUMA.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/andre-de-grasse-puma-is-going-to-get-me-run-faster\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/andre-de-grasse-puma-is-going-to-get-me-run-faster\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/andre-de-grasse-puma-is-going-to-get-me-run-faster\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fandre-de-grasse-puma-is-going-to-get-me-run-faster%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fandre-de-grasse-puma-is-going-to-get-me-run-faster%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Il y a deux ans, le sprinter de PUMA Andre De Grasse avait failli battre Usain Bolt aux Jeux olympiques de Rio. Avant les championnats d'athl\u00e9tisme de Londres 2017, tous les regards \u00e9taient tourn\u00e9s vers lui. Mais l\u00e0-bas, Andre manquait dans les starting-blocks, car il \u00e9tait bless\u00e9.<\/span>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\">La semaine derni\u00e8re, alors qu'il rentrait d'une visite chez son m\u00e9decin \u00e0 Munich, Andr\u00e9 est pass\u00e9 au si\u00e8ge de PUMA.<\/span>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Voici ce qu'il a dit sur la partie la plus difficile de sa carri\u00e8re jusqu'\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent, sur sa nervosit\u00e9 et sur le fait de courir en PUMA.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Que s'est-il pass\u00e9 l'ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re \u00e0 Londres ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Je me suis bless\u00e9. 10 jours avant le d\u00e9but des championnats du monde de Londres, je me suis bless\u00e9e aux ischio-jambiers et je n'ai pas pu participer. Cela m'a bris\u00e9 le c\u0153ur.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Comment allez-vous maintenant ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Je vais bien maintenant et je suis enfin pr\u00eat \u00e0 reprendre l'entra\u00eenement. J'ai faim, cela fait un moment que je n'ai pas \u00e9t\u00e9 sur la piste et je suis pr\u00eat \u00e0 y retourner et \u00e0 faire mes preuves.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u00c0 quoi ressemble habituellement votre programme d'entra\u00eenement ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Je m'entra\u00eene six jours par semaine, du lundi au samedi, \u00e0 raison d'environ quatre heures par jour.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Comment faites-vous pour respecter votre programme d'entra\u00eenement lorsque vous voyagez ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>J'essaie toujours de prendre des vols de nuit, d'arriver \u00e0 destination le matin et de rester \u00e9veill\u00e9e toute la journ\u00e9e. En effet, lorsque je dors, mon rythme de sommeil s'en trouve perturb\u00e9 et il est important pour moi de bien dormir, de 8 \u00e0 10 heures par nuit. Et bien s\u00fbr, je mange sainement. En g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, j'essaie de manger beaucoup de prot\u00e9ines et de glucides. C'est un peu toute la routine et le r\u00e9gime.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Qu'est-ce qui change pour vous depuis qu'Usain Bolt s'est retir\u00e9 de l'athl\u00e9tisme ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Usain est un grand athl\u00e8te - des perspectives pour lui ! J'esp\u00e8re que maintenant qu'il a pris sa retraite, je pourrai prendre la rel\u00e8ve et devenir le prochain champion du monde.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Lors de la demi-finale du 200 m\u00e8tres aux Jeux olympiques de Rio, vous couriez \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 d'Usain et il y a une photo o\u00f9 vous vous souriez l'un \u00e0 l'autre.<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Beaucoup de gens ne connaissent probablement pas cette histoire : Usain a environ 10 ans de plus que moi et j'\u00e9tais jeune \u00e0 l'\u00e9poque. La demi-finale \u00e9tait ma sixi\u00e8me course en cinq jours. Mon entra\u00eeneur m'a donc dit de fatiguer Usain en demi-finale et d'essayer de le faire participer \u00e0 la finale. Au d\u00e9but, il \u00e9tait un peu ennuy\u00e9 parce qu'il \u00e9tait fatigu\u00e9. Puis il a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 plaisanter et \u00e0 me dire : \u2018Tu seras fatigu\u00e9 demain aussi\u2019. Pour moi, il s'agissait donc d'essayer d'aller sur le terrain pour voir si je pouvais le battre. J'\u00e9tais proche, mais pas assez.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Comment d\u00e9marrez-vous une course, avez-vous toujours une telle strat\u00e9gie ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Quand je suis sur la piste, je veux donner le meilleur de moi-m\u00eame, bien s\u00fbr, et je veux \u00eatre capable de gagner. Quand j'entre sur la piste, je sais que je suis pr\u00eat, que je suis arriv\u00e9 jusqu'ici, alors maintenant je suis concentr\u00e9. Les Jeux olympiques ont \u00e9t\u00e9 formidables, car m\u00eame si je n'ai pas gagn\u00e9, je sais que j'ai donn\u00e9 le meilleur de moi-m\u00eame. J'ai couru mon record personnel sur 100 m\u00e8tres et j'ai battu le record canadien sur 200 m\u00e8tres.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Comment vous pr\u00e9parez-vous mentalement ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>J'\u00e9coute beaucoup de musique. Cela me calme et me pr\u00e9pare \u00e0 me concentrer sur la course. Je parle beaucoup \u00e0 mon entra\u00eeneur et \u00e0 ma famille pour me motiver.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u00c0 quoi ressemblent pour vous les derni\u00e8res minutes avant une course ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Juste avant une course, nous attendons environ 40 minutes dans la salle d'appel jusqu'\u00e0 ce qu'ils nous fassent entrer sur la piste. Au d\u00e9but, le fait d'\u00eatre assis si longtemps dans la salle d'appel \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 de tous les autres athl\u00e8tes m'intimidait un peu, mais je m'y suis habitu\u00e9.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u00cates-vous toujours nerveux juste avant une course ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Bien s\u00fbr, je suis parfois nerveux, mais ce n'est pas grave. C'est au premier tour que je suis le plus nerveux. Je sais qu'il me suffit de passer les \u00e9preuves \u00e9liminatoires et d'arriver en demi-finale. Une fois en finale, tout le monde peut gagner, et tout le monde est aussi nerveux. Cela se voit dans leurs yeux. Mais lorsque le public acclame votre nom et vous encourage, c'est l\u00e0 que l'adr\u00e9naline entre en jeu et que toute la nervosit\u00e9 dispara\u00eet. Je suis alors pr\u00eat \u00e0 tout donner.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Quelle a \u00e9t\u00e9 la partie la plus difficile de votre carri\u00e8re jusqu'\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Je pense que ma blessure \u00e0 Londres, 10 jours avant les Championnats, m'a fait passer tout pr\u00e8s de la m\u00e9daille d'or. J'ai vu les temps apr\u00e8s, n'importe qui aurait pu gagner la course. J'ai gagn\u00e9 cinq ligues de diamant avant les championnats, je savais donc que j'\u00e9tais pr\u00eate \u00e0 courir vite. Le fait que mes r\u00eaves se soient effondr\u00e9s m'a fait tr\u00e8s mal. Mais cela m'a aussi rendu plus affam\u00e9 et plus motiv\u00e9. C'est un fardeau de savoir que je dois courir comme avant ma blessure, mais cela va m'aider \u00e0 atteindre le niveau suivant.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Si vous ne courriez pas, que feriez-vous de votre vie ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>J'aime beaucoup de choses et je suis passionn\u00e9e par beaucoup de choses. Pendant mon temps libre, j'aime \u00eatre mannequin. Et je viens de cr\u00e9er une fondation caritative dans le cadre de laquelle j'aide les jeunes par le biais du sport et de l'\u00e9ducation. En g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, j'aime faire beaucoup de choses dans ma communaut\u00e9. Mais je ferais peut-\u00eatre un autre sport, comme le basket-ball ou le football.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Quel conseil donneriez-vous \u00e0 un jeune qui veut vraiment devenir un athl\u00e8te comme vous l'\u00eates ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Je lui dirais de se passionner pour ce qu'il veut accomplir. Prenez un arr\u00eat \u00e0 la fois et ne poussez pas trop vite. Il faut aussi faire les petits pas sur le chemin de l'ascension. Croyez en vous et ne vous d\u00e9couragez jamais, ayez toujours la confiance de dire que vous passerez le cap.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Quels sont les points les plus importants qui vous permettent de rester fid\u00e8le \u00e0 un sponsor tel que PUMA ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>La chose la plus importante pour moi, ce sont les pointes. Lorsque j'ai sign\u00e9 avec PUMA en 2016, juste avant les Jeux olympiques, ils avaient des pointes personnalis\u00e9es pour mon pied. J'avais beaucoup de probl\u00e8mes avec mes orteils par le pass\u00e9 et PUMA a \u00e9t\u00e9 en mesure d'ajuster les pointes tr\u00e8s rapidement. Pour moi, c'est le produit qui prime lorsqu'il s'agit de fid\u00e9lit\u00e9 \u00e0 la marque, parce que c'est comme \u00e7a que je cours vite, avec les chaussures.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Comment se passe la course \u00e0 pied chez PUMA ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Chaque ann\u00e9e, PUMA met \u00e0 jour ses chaussures et elles deviennent de plus en plus performantes. Avant de signer chez PUMA, je ne savais pas tout cela, mais j'ai commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 parler aux gens qui fabriquent les chaussures. Maintenant, je sais que PUMA dispose d'un nouveau mat\u00e9riau appel\u00e9 profoam, que je trouve vraiment g\u00e9nial. Il va me permettre de courir plus vite.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>En ce qui concerne la suite des \u00e9v\u00e9nements, vous changez d'entra\u00eeneur, n'est-ce pas ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Oui, je change d'entra\u00eeneur. L'ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re ne s'est pas tr\u00e8s bien pass\u00e9e pour moi, alors j'ai pens\u00e9 que j'avais besoin d'un changement. Je n'ai pas encore commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 m'entra\u00eener avec lui, en raison de ma blessure. Mais l'\u00e9couter, lui et sa philosophie, c'est une approche diff\u00e9rente. Mon ancien entra\u00eeneur \u00e9tait un type formidable, j'ai gagn\u00e9 trois m\u00e9dailles olympiques avec lui, mais certaines choses n'ont pas fonctionn\u00e9. Je veux travailler sur mon endurance. J'adore le 100 m\u00e8tres, mais j'ai l'impression d'\u00eatre aussi un sp\u00e9cialiste du 200 m\u00e8tres et je veux continuer \u00e0 courir plus vite dans mes deux couloirs.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Qu'est-ce qui sera possible pour vous sur le 100 m\u00e8tres maintenant que vous \u00eates de retour sur la piste ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Je n'aime pas me fixer des limites. Aux Jeux olympiques, j'ai r\u00e9alis\u00e9 mon record personnel en 9,91, puis j'ai couru en 9,69 avec l'aide du vent. Je sais que je peux le faire, donc pour moi il s'agit juste de courir de plus en plus vite et \u00e9ventuellement de battre le record du monde.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Faits marquants<\/h2>\n<p>N\u00e9e le 10 novembre 1994 en Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9but de la course \u00e0 pied en 11<sup>th<\/sup> et a couru 10,9 secondes lors de sa premi\u00e8re course de 100m<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meilleures performances personnelles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>60m : 6.6 (2015)<\/p>\n<p>100m : 9.91 (2016)<\/p>\n<p>200m : 19.80 (2016 ; record canadien)<\/p>\n<p><strong>R\u00e9alisations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 m\u00e9dailles olympiques \u00e0 Rio 2016<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e9daille d'or 4x200m Realy (IAAF World Relays 2017)<\/p>\n<p>2 m\u00e9dailles de bronze aux Championnats du monde 2016<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Les chansons pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9es d'Andr\u00e9<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/2lrEzjbuD4iHpUvNsZaWqu\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Narrow;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/M1-Andre-Interview.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >En savoir plus<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row articleMulti2 spacing\">\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/train-like-usain-bolt\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"1954\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Usain Bolt\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/GetFaster_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sports<\/a>\n\t        <h4>Voulez-vous courir plus vite ?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tAlors entra\u00eenez-vous comme Usain Bolt. Vous \u00eates-vous d\u00e9j\u00e0 demand\u00e9 comment fonctionne son programme d'entra\u00eenement ? Ici, il partage ses conseils d'entra\u00eenement avec CATch Up.\nLisez la suite si vous voulez devenir plus rapide.\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/train-like-usain-bolt\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Il y a deux ans, le sprinter de PUMA Andre De Grasse avait failli battre Usain Bolt aux Jeux olympiques de Rio. Avant les championnats d'athl\u00e9tisme de Londres 2017, tous les regards \u00e9taient tourn\u00e9s vers lui. Mais l\u00e0-bas, Andre manquait dans les starting-blocks, car il \u00e9tait bless\u00e9.<br \/>\nLa semaine derni\u00e8re, alors qu'il rentrait d'une visite chez son m\u00e9decin \u00e0 Munich, Andr\u00e9 est pass\u00e9 au si\u00e8ge de PUMA.<br \/>\nVoici ce qu'il a dit sur la partie la plus difficile de sa carri\u00e8re jusqu'\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent, sur sa nervosit\u00e9 et sur le fait de courir en PUMA.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":15132,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-10283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":10283,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2018-11-16 10:00:39","post_date_gmt":"2018-11-16 09:00:39","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2018\/11\/H3-Andre-Interview.jpg\",\"filesize\":259845,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"H3-Andre-Interview-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":14479},\"large\":{\"file\":\"H3-Andre-Interview-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":145230},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"H3-Andre-Interview-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":7241},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"H3-Andre-Interview-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":85040},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"H3-Andre-Interview-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":403}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":11931,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/H3-Andre-Interview.jpg\",\"title\":\"H3-Andre-Interview\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"\\u0022PUMA is going to get me run faster!\\u0022\",\"content\":\"PUMA sprinter Andre de Grasse about the comeback after his injury\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eTwo years ago, PUMA sprinter Andre De Grasse was almost beating Usain Bolt at the Olympic Games in Rio. Ahead of the athletics championships in London 2017, all eyes were on him. But there, Andre was missing in the starting blocks, because he was injured.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eLast week, on his way back from visiting his doctor in Munich, Andre dropped by the PUMA headquarters.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eHere\u2019s what he said about the toughest part of his career\u00a0so far, about having nerves and about running in PUMA.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-two-columns {\"contentLeft\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;What happened last year in London?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;I got hurt. 10 days before the world championships in London started, I injured my hamstring and could not take part. It was heartbreaking for me.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;How are you doing now?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;I\u2019m fine now and finally ready to start back into training. I\u2019m hungry, you know it\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve been on the track and I\u2019m ready to get back up there and proof myself.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;How does your training routine usually look like?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;I train six days a week, Monday to Saturday and I train about four hours a day.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;How do you stick to your training regimen while you are traveling?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;I always try to go on night flights, try to get to my destination in the morning and then stay up all day. Because when I sleep it\u2019s going to mess up my sleeping pattern and for me it\u2019s important to get a good night rest, 8 to 10 hours per night. And of course, I eat healthy. Usually, I try to eat a lot of proteins and carbs. That\u2019s kind of l the whole routine and regimen.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;What is changing for you now that Usain Bolt retired from track and field?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Usain is a great athlete \u2013 prospects to him! Hopefully, now that he retired I can step into that line and become the next world champion.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;In the 200 meters semi-final at the Olympic Games in Rio you were running next to Usain and there is a picture where you are smiling at each other \u2013 what was this about?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;A lot of people probably don\u2019t know that story: Usain is about 10 years older than me and I was young at that time. The semi-final was my sixth race in five days. So, my coach said let\u2019s tire out Usain in the semi-finals and try to get him in the finals. He was a bit annoyed about that at first because he got tired. But then he started joking and telling me \u2018You\u2019re gonna be tired tomorrow, too\u2019. So, for me it was just trying to go out there to see if I can beat him. I was close, but not close enough.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;How do you start into a race, do you always have such a strategy?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;When I\u2019m on the track I want to give my best, of course and I want to be able to win. When I step on the track I know I\u2019m ready, I made it here so now I\u2019m focused. The Olympic Games were great, because even though I didn\u2019t win I know I gave my best. I ran my personal best over 100 meters and broke the Canadian record over 200 meters.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;How do you prepare mentally?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;I listen to a lot of music. That calms me down and gets me ready to focus on the race. I talk to my coach a lot and to my family to get motivation.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;How do the last minutes before a race look like for you?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Right before a race, we wait about 40 minutes in the call room until they walk us out on the track. 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Then I\u2019m ready to give everything.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\u00a0\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"contentRight\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;What has been the toughest part of your career so far?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;I think being injured in London 10 days before the Championships, because I was so close to winning the gold medal. I saw the times afterwards, anybody could have won the race. I won five diamond leagues before the Championships, so I knew I was ready to run fast. Having my dreams crashed there hurt a lot. But it also made me hungrier and more motivated. It\u2019s a burden experience knowing I need to run like before the injury, but that\u2019s going to help me get to the next level.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;If you weren\u2019t running what would you be doing with your life?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;I like a lot of things and I\u2019m passionate about a lot of things. In my free time I like to model. And I just started a charity foundation where I\u2019m giving back to the youth through sport and education. In general, I like to do a lot of things in my community. But I would maybe do another sport, like basketball or soccer.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;What advice would you give a kid that really wants to become an athlete like you are?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;I would tell him or her to be passionate about what you want to accomplish. Take one stop at a time and don\u2019t push too fast. You have to take the little steps on your way up as well. Believe in yourself and don\u2019t ever be down on yourself, always have the confidence to say you\u2019ll get over the hump.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;What are the most crucial points that create loyalty to a sponsor like PUMA for you?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;The most important thing to me are the spikes. When I signed with PUMA back in 2016 right before the Olympic Games, they had my own customized spikes for my foot. I was having a lot of issues in the past with my toe and PUMA was able to adjust the spikes very quickly. So, for me it\u2019s product first when it comes to brand loyalty, because that\u2019s how I run fast, with the shoes.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;How is running in PUMA?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Every year, PUMA is updating the shoes and it keeps getting better and better every time. Before I signed PUMA I didn\u2019t know those things, but then I started to talk to the people who make the shoes. So now I know that PUMA has a new material called profoam, which I think is pretty awesome. It is going to get me run faster.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Regarding what is up next for you, you are changing your coach, right?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Yes, I am changing coaches. Last year did not go so very well for me, so I thought I need a change. I haven\u2019t started training with him yet, due to my injury. But listening to him and his philosophy is just a different approach. My old coach was a great guy, I won three Olympic medals with him, but some things just didn\u2019t work. I want to work on my endurance. I love the 100, but I feel like I\u2019m a 200 meter specialist as well and I want to continue to run faster in both of my lanes.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;What will be possible on the 100 meters for you now that you are back on the track?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;I don\u2019t like to set limits on myself. At the Olympic Games I ran personal best, 9.91 and then I ran wind-assisted 9.69. 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Ahead of the athletics championships in London 2017, all eyes were on him. 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Ahead of the athletics championships in London 2017, all eyes were on him. But there, Andre was missing in the starting blocks, because he was injured.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eLast week, on his way back from visiting his doctor in Munich, Andre dropped by the PUMA headquarters.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eHere\u2019s what he said about the toughest part of his career\u00a0so far, about having nerves and about running in PUMA.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-two-columns {\"contentLeft\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;What happened last year in London?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;I got hurt. 10 days before the world championships in London started, I injured my hamstring and could not take part. 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Then I\u2019m ready to give everything.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\u00a0\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"contentRight\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;What has been the toughest part of your career so far?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;I think being injured in London 10 days before the Championships, because I was so close to winning the gold medal. I saw the times afterwards, anybody could have won the race. I won five diamond leagues before the Championships, so I knew I was ready to run fast. Having my dreams crashed there hurt a lot. But it also made me hungrier and more motivated. 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