Donovan Bailey famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I think that every single person should play sports.
-- Donovan Bailey

#Sports #Thinking #Play
Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.
-- Donovan Bailey

#Motivational #Athlete #Kids
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 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 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

#Jobs #Successful #Opportunity
Always educate yourself.
-- Donovan Bailey

#Education #Self Education #Educate
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.
-- Donovan Bailey

#Home #Men #Firsts
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
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
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
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 Friend #Thinking #Track
A team sport is not very good for me, because I can't take losing.
-- Donovan Bailey

#Sports #Team #Losing
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
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.
-- Donovan Bailey

#Fun #Real #Moving

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