'Full-Circle Movement' - Andre De Grasse Using Future Uncertainty As Motivation Ahead of LA Olympics

Andre De Grasse. Photo. Imago

'Full-Circle Movement' - Andre De Grasse Using Future Uncertainty As Motivation Ahead of LA Olympics

Evans Ousuru 20:05 - 03.05.2025

Andre De Grasse explains his objectives for the 2025 season and beyond, highlighting what motivates him as he prepares to represent Canada at the 2028 Olympics.

Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse believes he has found a new way to motivate himself as he tries to craft a winning formula ahead of the 2025 season. 

De Grasse, 30, has faced repeated questions about his future and whether he’ll race at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics 200m champion flopped at the Paris version of the Games after an injury prevented him from the 100-meter and 200-meter finals.

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However, he bounced back in a big way to anchor Canada’s men’s 4x100 relay team to a gold medal. De Grasse told Sportsnet that he is ready to show people what he is capable of, promising fireworks and a potential challenge at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

"I want to show people. It's definitely a blessing, and I'm definitely grateful to be in the sport for that long and be doing it at a high level, and I just want to keep defying the odds, keep breaking limits," De Grasse said.

De Grasse further highlighted that he intends to extend his track career beyond the Los Angeles Games. "It would be a full-circle moment for me to get to the L.A. Olympics 2028, and then we can go from there. We can re-evaluate this. Just go with the flow and just continue to remember to keep having fun and enjoying myself and embracing the moment."

De Grasse's off the track activities

Andre De Grasse Using Future Uncertainty As Motivation Ahead of LA Olympics
Andre de Grasse is one of the greatest sprinters in Canadian history

The seven-time Olympic medallist has kept himself busy off the track over the years, writing books and making investments — including in AFC Toronto of Canada’s new professional women’s soccer league, the Northern Super League.

De Grasse is working on a new project: a biopic about his origin story from age 15 to 21 — a period he says makes him emotional to reflect on and has helped him find motivation in his current life.

The two-time Pan American Games gold medallist found inspiration in the idea at the Toronto International Film Festival, watching the film "Unstoppable" about one-legged wrestler Anthony Robles, who won an NCAA championship in 2011.

"It was just an inspirational story. It got me thinking, I was just like, 'This is a cool story, great biopic on his story and, you know, people always have told me that, humbly speaking, of course, that I have a great story.

"Then I was like, 'OK, what's the next step, you know, like how do I bring this to life?' And of course, a lot of other people were interested in telling my story ... I'm just grateful for the opportunity that people will want to tell my story." 

De Grasse is the first Canadian sprinter to win three medals in a single Olympics, bettering the two medals in a single Olympics that were won by Canadian sprinters Donovan Bailey, Ben Johnson, Percy Williams, Hilda Strike, Bobbie Rosenfeld and Robert Kerr.