‘You Have to Be a Killer’- Gabby Thomas Shares Success Secrets From Ruthless World of Sprints

In a world of sprints where the tiniest of margins can be the difference between winning and losing or breaking a world record, Olympics champion Gabby Thomas says a killer instinct is needed to succeed.

Thomas has been on the end of both sides, winning by small margins and also losing in a similar manner and with that experience, she has learned how to get over the line.

The Olympics 200m champion admits she has had to revise her strategy on numerous occasions and does not feel training alone is enough to win the race but how one executes it on the material day makes all the difference.

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“You just have to be a killer on track,” Thomas said on the Marathon Handbook. “If you want to be successful in a sport that is as cutthroat as track and field is, especially sprinting, you have to be there for blood because every tiny fraction of a second matters.”

“You have to be so locked in, focused to win. At the end of the day, we are all so talented but you have to have that instinct that I will win at whatever cost,” she added.

In a surprising admission, Thomas said that killer instinct in her has now spilled into other spheres of her life to the extent it is a problem to those around her

“You can train it and some people will just go on with that and I am at a point where I am just naturally so competitive to the point where it can be a problem outside of track and field too but you just have to have that killer instinct,” she revealed.

Thomas has enjoyed success on track, winning gold medals in 200m, 4x100m and 4x100m at the Paris 2024 Olympics, while she has a silver and bronze in 200m at the World Championships.

Having missed the 2025 World Championships due to an Achilles injury, the 29-year-old is looking to make up for lost time in 2026 where she has also revealed plans to run the 400m.