Donovan Bailey Quotes

• I think that every single person should play sports.

  Donovan Bailey

  Sports, Thinking, Play

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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

  Dream, Hard Work, Passion

  "I don’t miss running, says Donovan Bailey". Interview with Paul Irish, www.thestar.com. November 28, 2011.

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• Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

  Donovan Bailey

  Motivational, Athlete, Kids

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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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  Jobs, Successful, Opportunity

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• Always educate yourself.

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  Education, Self Education, Educate

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• A team sport is not very good for me, because I can't take losing.

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  Sports, Team, Losing

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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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  Good Friend, Thinking, Track

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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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  Home, Men, Firsts

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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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  Fun, Real, Moving

  "I don’t miss running, says Donovan Bailey". Interview with Paul Irish, www.thestar.com. November 28, 2011.

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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.

  Donovan Bailey

  Exercise, Long, Track

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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 Bailey

  Guy, Jazz, Music Love

  "I don’t miss running, says Donovan Bailey". Interview with Paul Irish, www.thestar.com. November 28, 2011.

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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.

  Donovan Bailey

  Running, Race, Next

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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.

  Donovan Bailey

  Running, Race, Relax

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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 Bailey

  Winning, Atlanta, Games

  "I don’t miss running, says Donovan Bailey". Interview with Paul Irish, www.thestar.com. November 28, 2011.

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