Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

“My ambition is to sit behind a desk and work.”

“I have been tested a lot by Jadco and different parties wherever I go, so there is nothing to hide.”

“I didn't execute to a tee. But my coach always told me if I went out there and did my own thing, it's OK as long as I win.”

“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.”

“If anyone wants to ask a question or to suggest something, I'm always open.”

“I grew up in poverty and my mother had to sacrifice a lot for us to eat and get an education - just imagine in a house where we were more than six children! But hard work and dedication is what it took for me to be here today.”

“We are making strides in educating our athletes.”

“I don't think I could survive in cold places.”

“I guess I've been to the hairdressers in more than 10 different countries.”

“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.”

“Being in Jamaica, I feel comfortable there.”

“I never - in my dreams, doing track in high school, I didn't imagine it would turn out like this.”

“Everybody talks about Bolt. Now they can talk about the ladies who are running some really wonderful times.”

“The plan is to always start properly and execute a good race.”

“When they announce who I am and what I've achieved, I still pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming.”

“I didn't know I was the first woman to have won three world titles, but hey, that's awesome!”

“There is always the excitement of running races.”

“I just line up, and I compete.”

“When you have good runners, you always run fast. That's the motivation for me. But I have room to improve in my technique and in the start.”

“I've said many times that I'm not one of those people who check statistics, follows history, and says, 'If I do this, what will happen.'”