Gail Devers Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“It's totally different now, traveling to different meets and different cities and actually being able to enjoy the cities I'm in.”

“Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that.”

“I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.”

“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 have a real passion for children. I always wanted to teach and only became an athlete because my parents told my brother Parenthesis (sic) and me that we should use any God-given talent we had.”

“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 I've always wanted to be - a mother.”

“While receiving radiation treatment for a thyroid illness, I had refused to take beta-blockers - a medication that would have eased its side effects - because they were deemed illegal by the sport's governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations.”