You have to beat the king to be the king. No one is going to hand you a gold medal. Donovan Bailey More Quotes by Donovan Bailey More Quotes From Donovan Bailey I think that every single person should play sports. Donovan Bailey play sports thinking Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams. Donovan Bailey passion hard-work dream Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor. Donovan Bailey athlete motivational kids 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 jazz music-love guy 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 successful opportunity jobs 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'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 atlanta games winning Always educate yourself. Donovan Bailey self-education educate education 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 track exercise long 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 next race running 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 track thinking A team sport is not very good for me, because I can't take losing. Donovan Bailey team losing sports 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 relax race running 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 real fun moving With success always comes criticism. I've been criticized every year of my life. Donovan Bailey my-life criticism success life If you're open for praise, you have to be open to criticism. Donovan Bailey open you criticism praise Being surrounded with such positive people always helps. Donovan Bailey being always positive people I'm a red meat lover. I eat carbs. I love carbs. Donovan Bailey eat red meat love 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 teammates leader responsibility gold 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 back start champion race
