Gail Devers Quotes

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• It's not what other people believe you can do, it's what you believe.
• Remember, all things are possible to those who believe!
• My life is a blessing every day that I get up. God saved my feet. How am I not going to use them?
• I find motivation within myself. I run track not from a competitive Nature, but because I'm a very goal-oriented person.
• It is so important for young girls to be fit. I think sports is the key to success, because the challenges you face in sports…
• You have to find that love within yourself. If you love yourself, you feel good about yourself, and sports help you feel good about yourself.
• I have a real passion for children. I always wanted to teach and only became an athlete because my parents told my brother Parenthesis and…
• It's totally different now, traveling to different meets and different cities and actually being able to enjoy the cities I'm in.
• My grandma passed away at 98 1/2 and I want to live to 100. I want to be able to do what I can do…
• People see me now and ask if I'm still running. I may look like I am, but I'm really not. People think I still run…
• Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible…
• I have to be cautious, have my thyroid levels checked, and as long as I do that, I'm fine.
• 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 chest.
• I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.
• I was diagnosed with Graves' disease, an illness of the thyroid gland. Instead of surgery, I was given radiation treatment.
• Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that.
• People talk about retiring. I never said that r-word. People though I went away after the Olympic Games. I took time off to do something…
• In February 1991, I was rushed to the hospital in Los Angeles to have my feet amputated. Three years earlier, I had broken the national…
• I have a real passion for children. I always wanted to teach and only became an athlete because my parents told my brother Parenthesis (sic)…
• I never read my press when I was competing. I never got caught up in what I was doing at that moment.

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