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Gail Devers
Gail Devers
American Athlete
Born: Nov 19, 1966
Believe Life Me Myself People You
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Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe. Gail Devers
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Sometimes we fall, sometimes we stumble, but we can't stay down. We can't allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn't think we could be that strong. Gail Devers
Life Character Strong Sometimes Stumble Fall Down Think Everything Tells Stay About Could Beat Allow Builds How Happens Us Really Reason
When I write a goal down - and I truly write them down - it becomes a part of me. That's a contract that I sign with myself to say, 'I don't care what happens - I'm going to stay on this path. I'm going to try and see this through; I'm going to give it my best shot, my best effort.' Gail Devers
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Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that. My true gold medal, though, is my daughter, Karsen, who is 18 months old. And I have a wonderful husband, Mike. Gail Devers
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We go old-school during the summer, like swimming or setting up lemonade stands. I try to teach my kids to make their own fun. Gail Devers
Try Own Swimming Setting Summer Kids Like Make Go Up Lemonade Teach Stands Fun
While receiving radiation treatment for a thyroid illness, I had refused to take beta-blockers - a medication that would have eased its side effects - because they were deemed illegal by the sport's governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations. Gail Devers
Side Eased Would Athletics Take Had Thyroid Sport Because Governing Were Effects Refused While Body Radiation Illegal Deemed International Illness Medication Receiving Treatment Association
People see me now and ask if I'm still running. I may look like I am, but I'm really not. People think I still run every day but I ran for 25 years and I deserve to not do anything but walk or ride the bike with my kids. Gail Devers
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It's totally different now, traveling to different meets and different cities and actually being able to enjoy the cities I'm in. Gail Devers
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I have to be cautious, have my thyroid levels checked, and as long as I do that, I'm fine. Gail Devers
Long Fine Checked Thyroid Cautious Levels
I have a real passion for children. I always wanted to teach and only became an athlete because my parents told my brother Parenthesis (sic) and me that we should use any God-given talent we had. Gail Devers
Me Passion Parents Athlete Brother Only Had Talent Became Because Always Real God-Given God-Given Talent Real Passion Any Children Wanted Should Teach Use
I was diagnosed with Graves' disease, an illness of the thyroid gland. Instead of surgery, I was given radiation treatment. Gail Devers
Given Gland Instead Thyroid Diagnosed Surgery Disease Radiation Illness Graves Treatment
Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that. Gail Devers
Three Looking Looking Back Gone Believe Other Back Only Proud Five American Achieved Olympics
I didn't get nervous when I ran, but I get nervous watching other people now. I root for anybody with a USA on their chest. Gail Devers
People Nervous Other Ran Chest Get Anybody Root USA Now Watching
I have a real passion for children. I always wanted to teach and only became an athlete because my parents told my brother Parenthesis and me that we should use any God-given talent we had. Gail Devers
Me Passion Parents Athlete Brother Only Had Talent Became Because Always Real God-Given God-Given Talent Real Passion Any Children Wanted Should Teach Use
People talk about retiring. I never said that r-word. People though I went away after the Olympic Games. I took time off to do something I've always wanted to be - a mother. Gail Devers
Time People Mother Took Though About Something Never Retiring Talk Said Always Off Wanted After Games Away Olympic Olympic Games
A lot of times when I ran, to be honest, I didn't know where I was in the race. So I always was looking up at the scoreboard to say, 'Just call my name to see where I am,' because I tried to have such tunnel vision not to distract myself. Gail Devers
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