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Donovan Bailey
Donovan Bailey
Jamaican Athlete
Born: Dec 16, 1967
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Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams. Donovan Bailey
Work Dreams Work Hard Passion Sacrifice Follow Be Prepared Above Limit Anyone Your Hard Your Dreams Prepared
You have to beat the king to be the king. No one is going to hand you a gold medal. Donovan Bailey
You King Beat No-One Hand Going Gold Gold Medal Medal
Being surrounded with such positive people always helps. Donovan Bailey
Positive People Always Surrounded Being Helps
When I ran the anchor leg to a gold medal with my Canadian teammates Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, and Robert Esmie in the 4x100-metre relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, it was my responsibility to motivate the guys as unofficial captain and leader. Donovan Bailey
Responsibility Leader Teammates Ran Relay Anchor Unofficial Gilbert Atlanta Guys Robert Motivate Leg Canadian Gold Gold Medal Captain Medal Olympics
I'm a red meat lover. I eat carbs. I love carbs. Donovan Bailey
Love Lover Eat Red Red Meat Meat Carbs
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
Me Back Running Because Ready Always Coming Handle Intensity Race Next Internalize
What I did at the start of each season, regardless if I was coming back as the champion, was run indoors and take forward steps from the first race. Donovan Bailey
Champion First Back Run Take Steps Indoors Coming Did Regardless Race Forward Each Season Start
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. Donovan Bailey
Time You Lost Relay Step Make Make Up Stutter Always Clock Versus Up Then Your Team
I love Adam Gemili - he's the guy kids should aspire to be like. Donovan Bailey
Love Kids Guy He Like Should Aspire Adam
I'm a sprinter man. We don't jog; we don't walk. It's full-out. It's big engines. You don't take a car that has 600 horsepower for a cross-country drive. Donovan Bailey
You Man Walk Car Drive Big Jog Take Sprinter Engines
When you can listen to others' perspectives, we can learn about the other people that make up this great country. Donovan Bailey
Great You People Country Other Others Great Country About Make Learn Make Up Up Listen Perspectives
Whenever there is money, power, and titles involved, players are going to be corrupt. That might be a political statement, but that's what it is for the athletes, too. Donovan Bailey
Money Political Power Too Statement Corrupt Athletes Involved Political Statement Going Whenever Titles Might Players
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. Donovan Bailey
Good You Good Friends Think Other Find Mental Track Testing Friends Capability Need
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. Donovan Bailey
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The great thing with Usain Bolt is he fell into great coaching, so his talent was exceptional from Day 1. You can coach technique and structure, but not talent. Donovan Bailey
Day Great You Structure Exceptional He Talent Fell Great Thing His Coach Coaching Bolt Technique Thing
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. Donovan Bailey
Opportunity Job Degree Free Guess Gifts Border Athletic Diploma Give Doing Canadians Get Want Them Then Successful Across Use Many
Always educate yourself. Donovan Bailey
Yourself Always Educate
I think that every single person should play sports. Donovan Bailey
Sports Single Every Think Single Person Person Should Play
I'm a competitor. Donovan Bailey
Competitor
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. Donovan Bailey
Home Me You Man First Take Never Never Take Understand Gotta Sprinter Canadian Where Away
Our people historically have gone through a lot. That is our story. You can trace it all the way back to slavery. But it is incumbent upon everyone, no matter what field, to make it easier on the next generation. Donovan Bailey
You Generation People Matter Field Gone Back Everyone Incumbent Our Way Our People Easier Through Trace Make Lot Historically Story Next Next Generation Slavery
My dad is a great cricket fan, and I used to play a bit back in Jamaica. Donovan Bailey
Great Cricket Back Bit Jamaica Fan Used Dad Play
Basketball is probably one of the best workouts you can possibly have, because it's cardiovascular and it's plyometrics. Donovan Bailey
Best You Possibly Because Workouts Cardiovascular Basketball
I can't criticize an athlete if they say they're injured. Donovan Bailey
Say Criticize Athlete They Say Injured
I'm on Twitter, Facebook. There's a lot you can do with it, and it's great to keep in touch. I try to throw a few things out on Twitter every day. Donovan Bailey
Day Great You Facebook Every Day Try Few Every Twitter Out Touch Throw Lot Few Things Keep Things
When I raced, I had great parents, even a greater coach and a nutritionist. I was never insecure. Donovan Bailey
Great Parents Nutritionist Insecure Never Had Greater Coach Even
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