The 10-time world champion is continuing her journey on the track, driven by a purpose greater than herself.
Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has explained the major reason why she is not hanging up her spikes just yet.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce just qualified for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, after finishing third in the women’s 100m at the Jamaican trials.
The global showpiece is scheduled for September, and she will be looking to win the 100m title for the sixth time. She is the only sprinter to do it, last capturing gold in 2022 before coming in third in 2023.
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The 10-time world champion revealed that it is easy to show up during moments of victory, but much harder to do so when things are uncertain or when the next step is unclear.
However, she emphasised that despite the uncertainty, she is determined to figure things out together and ultimately, that is exactly what she achieved in 2024.
“It’s not about me. It’s about the young girl who believes because of me. It’s the young girl in my community who sees me and goes ‘Shelly! I want to be like you.’ That’s what makes me feel great,” Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce said as per Essence.
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“Those are the things that drive me because I never had that growing up. I never saw somebody I would say, ‘Oh, I want to be like that person!’ Yeah, I just never had that. So, for me, that’s my win.
“That’s what I’m able to give to the next generation, and if they think I’m great, I’m grateful for that, and I’m humbled. For me, it’s them, why I do what I do.”
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce added that it is important to show that wins can look different across various seasons, and despite the challenges, 2024 was a season of victories.
The three-time Olympic champion noted that she had to keep showing up and pursuing the dream she truly wanted, even when the circumstances made it difficult.
“Sure, I have dealt with injuries and injuries, you know what it is, and you try to fix it. You see the doctor,” Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce revealed.
“But in that moment, you’re not prepared for that. Nobody could tell me that I would dig myself out of a hole, I would get to Paris, I would run the heats, I would feel good, and I would get to that moment and first, I’d be stuck outside and have to walk all the way around to get back, and then one moment would just change everything.”
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