Sherone Simpson
athletics competitor
Sherone Simpson (born 12 August 1984) is a Jamaican retired track and field sprint athlete.[1] She is a gold medalist in the 4 × 100 m relay from the 2004 Olympics and silver medalist in 2005 World Championships and now is the silver medalist in the individual event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, after she tied for second with Kerron Stewart in a photo finish.
Quotes
edit- the focus is always on the training, the physical part of it, and the mental aspect of it is (being) ignored.
- not because they are not physically ready, but because they are not mentally prepared.
- experience in track and field will also help me to drive home a point to young athletes because I have gone through it already.
- Sherone Simpson, now retired, wants to help athletes through sports psychology, Trackalerts.com, 31 January 2020 by Vijay
References
edit- ↑ Athlete Biography: SIMPSON Sherone". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008
