I Love A Great Pair Of Jeans

I Always Want To Give More Than I Gave Yesterday.

My Mom Always Has This Amazing Ability To Always See The Best In A Situation. In That Moment [when Finished 2nd In The 200 Meter Race In The 2008 Olympic Games] I Was Just Completely Devastated. I Mean, I Had Worked So Hard; That Was My Opportunity. And She Was Just Able To Turn It Around For Me. She Helped Me To Be Able To See The Other Side Of Things And That This Is Not The End For Me. She's Just An Amazing Supporter And An Encouraging Person And She Has A Unique Ability To Do That. And So Those Are The Kind Of Things She Said To Me In That Moment And Over The Next Four Years. When Things Get Tough, She's Always Been My Strength.

I Don't Have A Sprinter's Body.

I'm Always Nervous. If I Wasn't Nervous, It Would Be Weird. I Get The Same Feeling At All The Big Races. It's Part Of The Routine, And I Accept It. It Means I'm There And I'm Ready.

It Was Not Until The End Of My Freshman Year In High School That I Thought I Could Really Have A Future In Track And Field. I Definitely Did Not Think I Could Make It To The Olympics Back Then, Though; I Was Just Focused On Making It To The State Finals!