Donovan Bailey Quotes

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Donovan Bailey

Profession : Athlete

Birth : 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

If you're open for praise, you have to be open to criticism.

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I'm Jamaican, man. I'm Jamaican first. You gotta understand that's where I'm from. That's home. That you can never take away from me. I'm a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter.

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When you can listen to others' perspectives, we can learn about the other people that make up this great country.

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When I raced, I had great parents, even a greater coach and a nutritionist. I was never insecure.

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A strained hamstring is a muscle tear and very easy to take care of with proper therapy. The greatest problem for a sprinter coming back from a hamstring injury is getting yourself to a point where you are confident mentally that all the muscles are going to be firing.

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I've never been one that was on a diet, because I always ate well.

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With success always comes criticism. I've been criticized every year of my life.

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If you botch a handoff or stutter step in a relay, then your team has to make up that lost time. It's always you versus the clock.

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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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Always educate yourself.

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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'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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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.

Donovan Bailey

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.

Donovan Bailey

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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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.

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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.

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