48 Quotes by Gail Devers

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

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.

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

My life is a blessing every day that I get up. God saved my feet. How am I not going to use them?

I find motivation within myself. I run track not from a competitive Nature, but because I'm a very goal-oriented person.

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.

You have to find that love within yourself. If you love yourself, you feel good about yourself, and sports help you feel good about yourself.

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

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