On how he's viewing the race in Lausanne:

"The Olympics is the peak. Everyone knows that in the sport. That's what this season was centered around. I'm the fittest I've ever been and I don't want to leave anything on the table. I hate losing. Every time I race, I want to win. Every race feels very important to me even it's some very small meet in the U.S. in Virginia like I did leading up this year. I put a lot of pressure on each meet and I know how important each one is."

On how his relationship with Jakob Ingebrigtsen compares to the Norweigian’s rivalry with 2023 1500m World champion Josh Kerr:

"I don't think it's the same as those two. I can't get in the ring with those two."

On people considering his Olympic victory a shocker:

"On paper, it was a 'big upset' 'underdog' and all this stuff. I knew where I was at this season. I knew I was in the shape of my life coming from the U.S. Trials with how that race felt and how it went. It took the right day for me to win (in Paris) and I know I was a medal contender for sure in my head. I knew a gold medal was a possibility. I said that after the U.S. Trials. It's just words until it actually happens but I actually executed on it."

"I think of myself as a racer. It's championship racing. It's a lot different than it looked 8 years ago or in the past where it was a sit and kick more style of race. Now, you have to be strong – just extremely strong. I've built that the past two years as best as I could because my strong suit is speed and the shorter end stuff. When I came to my coach, I was an 800/1500m kind of runner. Now I train like a 1500m/5000m runner. I knew I had to be world-class at the 5K to compete with the top guys in the 1500m. Once I was there, I could incorporate my usual race strategies. Now I'm in the mix and I think it was evident that I like racing for the win and not just for the time."