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" I think we all have moments when we struggle with motivation. "
Tori Bowie
Moments
Motivation
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" I'm extremely content with my silver and bronze medals. But once I won the gold, I fell in love. "
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" You have to bury nerves, because they can either destroy you or give you that extra boost. You have to use your nerves in a good way. Don't let them destroy you. "
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" In 2012, I thought that maybe I could be an Olympic gold medalist. It just came from sitting home and being injured and watching the Olympics on the TV. "
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" The first thing I pack for meets is my makeup bag! "
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" It's like a dream come true, coming to the Olympic trails and leaving being the champion. "
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" My grandmother's number-one rule was that once you start something, you don't quit. From a young age, she never let me give up on anything. "
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" I guess, after a race, I'm just trying to get all my fluids back in my system - we use a lot of fluids when we get out and race. My dad always does this thing he calls 'juicing' - tomato juice, apple juice, orange juice - doesn't matter what it is, just go ahead and juice your body right back up. "
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" I was kind of a tomboy. I was the girl in middle school with the floods on - I wasn't fashionable at all. "
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" I always wanted to be a dentist! I thought I was going to be fixing teeth and making beautiful smiles. "
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" I'm not really sure if I will go back to school. I'm getting old! So I'm not really sure if I have time to go back to school to be a dentist. But hopefully I'll be an Olympic gold medalist. "
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" My mother dropped us off at a foster care centre when I was just two. But my grandmother ended up fighting for us and winning custody of us. We didn't have much, but she gave us character. "
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Winning
" Being a runner has brought me a lot of patience, and patience goes a long way in life. "
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" I feel like doing my makeup before a race is part of my uniform. I always come out with a hair scarf or a headband, and I try to wear a new one for each race. "
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" One day, I would love to learn how to play piano and guitar. "
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" I am going to branch out to acting and do more modeling. "
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" One day, I hope that I can come to Sandhill, and there's a huge sign that says, 'Welcome to Sandhill, Home to Tori Bowie.' "
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" Making the Olympic team was the biggest thing I've ever accomplished. That was something I had to wait four years to accomplish. "
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Years
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" We all have a story, and I wouldn't trade my story for anything. "
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" My favourite place to train is in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where I train with my aunt and sister during the off-season. It is basically a flat, grassy area by the side of the road where we have made a path to run on. "
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" My grandmother told me a long time ago, 'I don't care if you're sweeping a porch for a living.' She said, 'You need to do your best.' So I've lived by that every single day. "
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" I went where the boys in the family went. We would shoot basketball. We would shoot guns. We'd play cards. We'd go fishing at the pond. "
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" I do mascara, I do lipstick, I do eyeliner and a little powder, and I fill in my eyebrows because mine are a little thin... I love makeup. "
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" My family is so weird. "
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" My entire life, my grandmother told me I could do whatever I set my mind to. "
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" Most people are like, 'Oh, you shouldn't eat steak. It's so heavy.' But I love steak the day before a meet. Or the day of. I try to get that red meat in, some extra energy. "
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