My Speed Is A Gift

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 Know That I Wasn't Bred To Be An Olympian. I Didn't Start Running Until High School, And I Just Stumbled Upon To.

There Are Moments That Aren't Great. And I Think It's Amazing For People To Be Able To Have Some Insight, To Be Able To See The Support System And What Really Happens.

I Love The Relays. Track Is Such An Individual Sport, So It's Fun To Do Something Together.

I Feel Like I'm Always Going To Be Me. It Always Goes Back To Being The Person That I Am. And I Hope That Will Never Change.