Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams.
Donovan Bailey
You have to beat the king to be the king. No one is going to hand you a gold medal.
If you're open for praise, you have to be open to criticism.
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.
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.
With success always comes criticism. I've been criticized every year of my life.
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.
Being surrounded with such positive people always helps.
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.
A team sport is not very good for me, because I can't take losing.
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.
Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.
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.
Always educate yourself.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I've never been one that was on a diet, because I always ate well.
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.
I think that every single person should play sports.
When I raced, I had great parents, even a greater coach and a nutritionist. I was never insecure.
When you can listen to others' perspectives, we can learn about the other people that make up this great country.
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.
I can't criticize an athlete if they say they're injured.
Basketball is probably one of the best workouts you can possibly have, because it's cardiovascular and it's plyometrics.
There are many commentators who have said the wrong thing before. That's part of the business.
I'm a red meat lover. I eat carbs. I love carbs.
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.
In sports, big names and celebrities drive events, and that's what people gravitate to.
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.
You put a very talented kid in a structured environment, where they get to understand and believe how talented they are, and you'll see some great results.
My dad is a great cricket fan, and I used to play a bit back in Jamaica.
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.
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.
I love Adam Gemili - he's the guy kids should aspire to be like.
I'm a competitor.
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.
I've always been successful at what I do.
