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Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams.

~Donovan Bailey

Topics: Above Anyone Be Prepared Dreams Follow Hard Limit Passion Prepared Sacrifice Work Work Hard Your Your Dreams

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Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

~Donovan Bailey

Topics: Every Everybody Kid Mentor Needs

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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

Topics: Away Body Brain Burnt Canada Clients Corporate Doing Elimination Exercise Field Get Go Gravitate Hours Just Kind Like Long Long Hours Lot Out Right Something Sort Thing Track Track And Field Wanted Working

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Always educate yourself.

~Donovan Bailey

Topics: Always Educate Yourself

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I'm a competitor.

~Donovan Bailey

Topics: Competitor

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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

Topics: Breathe Consistent How Learn Like More Race Relax Running Starter Transition

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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

Topics: Accomplished Been Challenging Different Doing Estate Find Fun Had Honest Investing Involved Lot Media Miss Move Move On Out Pretty Real Real Estate Really Set Time To Be Honest Totally Track Well Work

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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

Topics: Across Athletic Border Canadians Degree Diploma Doing Free Get Gifts Give Guess Job Many Opportunity Successful Them Then Use Want

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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

Topics: Always Back Because Coming Handle Intensity Me Next Race Ready Running I Can

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I'm Jamaican, man. I'm Jamaican first. You gotta understand that's where I'm from. That's home. That you can never take away from me. I'm a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter.

~Donovan Bailey

Topics: Away Canadian First Gotta Home Man Me Never Never Take Sprinter Take Understand Where You

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Biography

Nationality: Jamaican

Type: Athlete

Born: December 16th, 1967

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