Jamaican - Athlete | December 16, 1967 -
Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams.
Donovan Bailey
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You have to beat the king to be the king. No one is going to hand you a gold medal.
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When I ran the anchor leg to a gold medal with my Canadian teammates Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, and Robert Esmie in the 4x100-metre relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, it was my responsibility to motivate the guys as unofficial captain and leader.
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Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.
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My dad is a great cricket fan, and I used to play a bit back in Jamaica.
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Our people historically have gone through a lot. That is our story. You can trace it all the way back to slavery. But it is incumbent upon everyone, no matter what field, to make it easier on the next generation.
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I'm a sprinter man. We don't jog; we don't walk. It's full-out. It's big engines. You don't take a car that has 600 horsepower for a cross-country drive.
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Being surrounded with such positive people always helps.
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Always educate yourself.
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A team sport is not very good for me, because I can't take losing.
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With success always comes criticism. I've been criticized every year of my life.
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I was working in corporate Canada and I was doing all right. But I was burnt out... Long hours, a lot of clients. I just wanted to get away. Track and field was sort of like the elimination thing. I just wanted to go and do something. Exercise my brain and my body and kind of gravitate to that.
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