Gail Devers
Gail Devers
Yolanda Gail Deversis an American retired track and field athlete. A three-time Olympic champion for the United States Olympic Team, she is also an inductee of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame...
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth19 November 1966
CitySeattle, WA
running motivation goal
I find motivation within myself. I run track not from a competitive Nature, but because I'm a very goal-oriented person.
running prayer winning
I always said a prayer before I ran, and my prayer was to win. My prayer was that God would allow me to run my best on that day, or better than my best. So whatever the outcome is, I have to be satisfied with it if I know I gave it my best effort.
running kids thinking
People see me now and ask if I'm still running. I may look like I am, but I'm really not. People think I still run every day but I ran for 25 years and I deserve to not do anything but walk or ride the bike with my kids.
Obviously, that's the slowest I've ever run. But it's OK.
american-athlete challenge hurdle
It's a challenge between me and the hurdle, and the hurdle has always won.
blessed feeling healthy hill race title
This race was just feeling my way through. I'm 39, but I'm not over the hill yet. The one title I didn't have was motherhood. Everything I've ever wanted, I have. ... I'm blessed to have a healthy baby.
leadership girl sports
It is so important for young girls to be fit. I think sports is the key to success, because the challenges you face in sports prepare you for the rest of your life.
believe three gone
Looking back, I'm so proud to have gone to five Olympics - I believe only three other Americans have achieved that.
mother games people
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.
country disappointment blessed
I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.
blessing feet use
My life is a blessing every day that I get up. God saved my feet. How am I not going to use them?
usa roots people
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.
leadership sports love-you
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.
brother children real
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.