While receiving radiation treatment for a thyroid illness, I had refused to take beta-blockers - a medication that would have eased its side effects… — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
I am very thankful that I have lived the life I have lived. I am thankful for my Graves' disease, and I tell people,… — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment. — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
You have to find that love within yourself. If you love yourself, you feel good about yourself, and sports help you feel good about… — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
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,… — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
My life is a blessing every day that I get up. God saved my feet. How am I not going to use them? — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
Whenever faced with a challenge, I dig deep within myself and summon my spiritual and physical forces. This gives me the focus, determination, perseverance,… — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I have a real passion for children. I always wanted to teach and only became an athlete because my parents told my brother Parenthesis… — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
I never read my press when I was competing. I never got caught up in what I was doing at that moment. — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that. My true gold… — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
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… — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
