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Opting For Gold Shoes Could Have Been Considered Downright Cocky, But I Was Confident And Never Doubted My Ability To Deliver Gold Medals To Match My Shimmering Footwear.

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All My Life I Believed I Became An Athlete Through My Own Determination, But It's Impossible To Think That Being Descended From Slaves Hasn't Left An Imprint Through The Generations.

Rivalries Don't Necessarily Mean Races Being Close At Major Championships. I Had A Rivalry With Butch Reynolds For Many Years. I Won All The Races, But Butch Was The World Record Holder Before I Came Into The Sport, He Was Extremely Talented And He Was The Only Other Man Running 43 Seconds.

You Learn As Much From Those Who Have Failed As From Those Who Have Succeeded.