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" Sometimes things are a blessing in disguise. "
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
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Disguise
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" I was just really excited to win the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m in Moscow and then, to top that off, to win the Diamond Race in the 100m and 200m. "
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" I'm getting tired of 10.7s. I just want to put a good race together, and hopefully in the next race, I get the time I'm working for. I definitely think a 10.6 is there. Hopefully I will get it together. "
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" I was just a normal athlete. My mother tried to spark something in me. She was an athlete in high school before she got pregnant with my older brother. She was 16, and that was it for her when it came to track and her education. "
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" I wanted green in my hair, so I did green. And I got my sunflowers to match. I've never done it before. Just said, 'OK, I'm doing my hair green.' "
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" Being in Jamaica, I feel comfortable there. "
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" I just trust in God, work hard, and focus on executing. "
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" Education is paramount in light of so many things that are out there. "
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" When I came here at UTech, everybody was saying I was too short, and I shouldn't think about running fast; it's going to take me a while to run fast. "
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" A master's is a lot more work than my first degree, but I'm an athlete who knows what she wants. I made up my mind, and I'm determined that this is what I'm going to do. "
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" There is always the excitement of running races. "
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" If anyone wants to ask a question or to suggest something, I'm always open. "
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" I never - in my dreams, doing track in high school, I didn't imagine it would turn out like this. "
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" I think I get going because I try not to put added pressure on myself because a lot of times, you can be very good at what you do, but when you get ready, you have to be prepared to get it going. "
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" I'm a professional athlete - one who's supposed to set examples - so whatever it is I put in my body, it's up to me to take responsibility for it, and I have done that. "
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" We are the ones out there competing, and yet we read articles and listen to people making accusations about Jamaica, and there's nobody there to take a microphone, be a big person and say, 'What you're saying is wrong, and it's a lie.' "
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" I have been tested a lot by Jadco and different parties wherever I go, so there is nothing to hide. "
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