Tori Bowie

“Making the Olympic team was the biggest thing I've ever accomplished. That was something I had to wait four years to accomplish.”

“My mother dropped us off at a foster care centre when I was just two. But my grandmother ended up fighting for us and winning custody of us. We didn't have much, but she gave us character.”

“The 200 is tragic! It's my favorite race, but it takes so much out of the body - and it's too much time to think.”

“I guess, after a race, I'm just trying to get all my fluids back in my system - we use a lot of fluids when we get out and race. My dad always does this thing he calls 'juicing' - tomato juice, apple juice, orange juice - doesn't matter what it is, just go ahead and juice your body right back up.”

“My grandmother told me a long time ago, 'I don't care if you're sweeping a porch for a living.' She said, 'You need to do your best.' So I've lived by that every single day.”

“My entire life, my grandmother told me I could do whatever I set my mind to.”

“I always wanted to be a dentist! I thought I was going to be fixing teeth and making beautiful smiles.”

“I think we all have moments when we struggle with motivation.”