--- title: "1 Said Prayer Quotes By Gail Devers" description: "1 Said Prayer quotes by Gail Devers. Plus more from Gail Devers and more Said Prayer sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bc/gail-devers-18265_allow_i-always-said-a-prayer-before-i-ran-and_1802121.jpg" --- > [I always said a prayer before I ran, and my prayer was to win. My prayer was that God would allow me to run my best on that day, or better than my best. So whatever the outcome is, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/i-always-said-a-prayer-before-i-ran-and-my-prayer-was-to-win-my/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bc/gail-devers-18265_allow_i-always-said-a-prayer-before-i-ran-and_1802121.jpg) ## More by Gail Devers > [While receiving radiation treatment for a thyroid illness, I had refused to take beta-blockers - a medication that would have eased its side effects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/while-receiving-radiation-treatment-for-a-thyroid-illness-i-had/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [I am very thankful that I have lived the life I have lived. I am thankful for my Graves' disease, and I tell people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/i-am-very-thankful-that-i-have-lived-the-life-i-have-lived-i-am/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/i-was-blessed-with-a-long-career-where-i-won-gold-medals-for-myself/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [You have to find that love within yourself. If you love yourself, you feel good about yourself, and sports help you feel good about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/you-have-to-find-that-love-within-yourself-if-you-love-yourself-you/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/sometimes-we-fall-sometimes-we-stumble-but-we-can-t-stay-down-we-can/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [My life is a blessing every day that I get up. God saved my feet. How am I not going to use them?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/my-life-is-a-blessing-every-day-that-i-get-up-god-saved-my-feet-how/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [Whenever faced with a challenge, I dig deep within myself and summon my spiritual and physical forces. This gives me the focus, determination, perseverance,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/whenever-faced-with-a-challenge-i-dig-deep-within-myself-and-summon/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [It's totally different now, traveling to different meets and different cities and actually being able to enjoy the cities I'm in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/it-s-totally-different-now-traveling-to-different-meets-and-different/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [I have a real passion for children. I always wanted to teach and only became an athlete because my parents told my brother Parenthesis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/i-have-a-real-passion-for-children-i-always-wanted-to-teach-and-only/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [I never read my press when I was competing. I never got caught up in what I was doing at that moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/i-never-read-my-press-when-i-was-competing-i-never-got-caught-up-in/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that. My true gold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/looking-back-i-m-so-proud-to-have-gone-to-five-olympics-i-believe/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/i-didn-t-get-nervous-when-i-ran-but-i-get-nervous-watching-other/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [You can never give up or get down on yourself. A true champion keeps his or her chin up and always takes life one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/you-can-never-give-up-or-get-down-on-yourself-a-true-champion-keeps/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [We go old-school during the summer, like swimming or setting up lemonade stands. I try to teach my kids to make their own fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/we-go-old-school-during-the-summer-like-swimming-or-setting-up/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) > [I have to be cautious, have my thyroid levels checked, and as long as I do that, I'm fine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-devers/i-have-to-be-cautious-have-my-thyroid-levels-checked-and-as-long-as-i/) [Gail Devers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-devers/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said-prayer/gail-devers/#itemlist", "name": "1 Said Prayer Quotes By Gail Devers", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always said a prayer before I ran, and my prayer was to win. My prayer was that God would allow me to run my best on that day, or better than my best. 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