I always have a new haircut.
No matter what comes, I will always work hard and do my best.
No matter where you come from, we all share the same struggles as human beings, and my beginning is no different.
I just line up, and I compete.
My message always is: No matter where you are from, no matter what past you have, it is all about your future and your goals.
For training, you know what works and what doesn't work. And you know where you fall short and you need to pick up, so I'm not worried about the age factor.
As aspiring athletes, you should never give up on your dreams. Just believe in yourself, and everything will be possible.
My ambition is to sit behind a desk and work.
I guess I've been to the hairdressers in more than 10 different countries.
Education is paramount in light of so many things that are out there.
As athletes, we sit and think, when international media or whoever make judgments or statements about Jamaica, 'Why aren't members of our federation coming out and speaking up for us?'
We are the ones out there competing, and yet we read articles and listen to people making accusations about Jamaica, and there's nobody there to take a microphone, be a big person and say, 'What you're saying is wrong, and it's a lie.'
A master's is a lot more work than my first degree, but I'm an athlete who knows what she wants. I made up my mind, and I'm determined that this is what I'm going to do.
I like it when I'm chirpy and happy, so I decided to do my hair green. I got my sunflowers too - I was like a living, walking garden.
Because I knew how hard I worked, I knew the pain, I knew the sacrifice, I knew the tears, I knew everything. Despite everything, I stuck to it. I toughed it out, and I kept my head in the game, even when the odds were against me.
The road to success has to have obstacles because, at the end of the day, when success comes, it will be that much better.
I remember running at school sports day, and I would win everything, but I wasn't a super athlete or a superstar at high school.
I was just a normal athlete. My mother tried to spark something in me. She was an athlete in high school before she got pregnant with my older brother. She was 16, and that was it for her when it came to track and her education.
We need our children in Jamaica - especially those suffering with dyslexia, autism, cerebral palsy - to get more attention.
I definitely believe our coaches are now leading more and learning more. They are hungry in terms of getting the athletes to improve. I believe it's now more mental than anything else, and I'd like to assist in that area.
