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" There is always the excitement of running races. "
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Races
Always
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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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" My ambition is to sit behind a desk and work. "
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" Sometimes, we didn't have enough to eat. I'd go to school with no lunch money, and my school would have to provide it. "
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" I let my times speak for myself. "
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" I had a really bad running posture: like, I ran, literally, dropping on my face. "
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" As athletes, we sit and think, when international media or whoever make judgments or statements about Jamaica, 'Why aren't members of our federation coming out and speaking up for us?' "
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" I'm getting to be an expert in finding hairdressers in foreign cities. "
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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 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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" We are doing very well for our country internationally, but when we are in Jamaica, our athletes are not being looked after. We are selling our country and marketing our country to the world and not being paid for it. "
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" The plan is to always start properly and execute a good race. "
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" There will always be a lot of pressure to cope with. "
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" I like it when I'm chirpy and happy, so I decided to do my hair green. I got my sunflowers too - I was like a living, walking garden. "
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" I don't think I could survive in cold places. "
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" It takes a lot of hard work to stay committed and focus on what I wanted to achieve. "
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" I'm ready to run; it's my job. "
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