Donovan Bailey quotes
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“I think that every single person should play sports.”
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“Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.”
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“I'll have to say winning the Olympic gold in Atlanta is a crowning achievement, along with the gold in the relay in the same games.”
-- Donovan BaileySource : "I don’t miss running, says Donovan Bailey". Interview with Paul Irish, www.thestar.com. November 28, 2011.
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“I love music, and a lot of it. Jazz is probably on the top with guys like Miles Davis. But I even enjoy music from the '60s and '70s.”
-- Donovan BaileySource : "I don’t miss running, says Donovan Bailey". Interview with Paul Irish, www.thestar.com. November 28, 2011.
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“I want to give as many Canadians the opportunity to be successful and if we can use their athletic gifts to get them a free degree or a free diploma across the border then I guess I'm doing my job.”
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“Im Jamaican, man. Im Jamaican first. You gotta understand thats where Im from. Thats home. That you can never take away from me. Im a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter.”
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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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“Follow your #passion, be prepared to work hard and #sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your #dreams.”
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“In running, I can internalize that intensity. I can handle it because it's me and I'm coming back in the next race. I'm always ready for the next race.”
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“You find sprinters testing other sprinters' mental capability. But these are my good friends on the track. I don't think we need to do that.”
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“A team sport is not very good for me, because I can't take losing.”
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“I'd like to be a more consistent starter. I'd like a smoother transition from crouching to running. I have to learn to relax during a race and how to breathe.”
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“I do a lot of media work, I've been investing and I'm involved with real estate. It's totally different from what I had been doing but I find it challenging and fun. To be honest, I really don't miss the track. I pretty well accomplished what I set out to do and it was time to move on.”
-- Donovan BaileySource : "I don’t miss running, says Donovan Bailey". Interview with Paul Irish, www.thestar.com. November 28, 2011.
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