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born 1994 Canada
Andre De Grasse (born 10 November 1994) is a Canadian sprinter. A seven-time Olympic medallist, De Grasse is the 2020 Olympic champion in the 200 m and also won the silver in the 200 m in 2016.
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Always have fun and do what you love.
The first thing on my mind is breaking the Canadian record of 9.84 set by Donovan (Bailey) and Bruny (Surin), And from there, another personal best, or even breaking the world record.
Hey, why don’t you come out and prove how fast you are?
I saw people with spikes, track attire, everything.
I’m a little bit disappointed, I think I could have ran a little bit faster,(In the semifinals) I ran a personal best, having fun.
That’s weird. It’s his best event, so I don’t know why he would not run it.
Just have fun and don’t take it too seriously, I got a silver medal having fun. (Young athletes) can do the exact same thing if they just continue to work hard and have fun.
So for Paris, I have to think a little bit bigger. I want to come away with another gold, or two golds. Now, I need to perform at my best when it matters.
It’s always good to talk to Bolt, see what he’s up to and how he manages his schedule. I need to be prepared. He’s a multiple Olympic champion, and that’s somewhere I want to be some day.
He said, ‘I don’t remember you being very fast. You’re probably not that fast.’ So, we went back and forth a bit.
I asked him where he was headed, He said he was headed up to the track at our local university for practice. He was getting ready for a competition.
I love competing against (Bolt); it’s an honour to be part of history with him and what he’s accomplished, But overall, you know, if his time is up, then I guess a new person has to come in there.
I took him up on it, At that point, I was just going with the flow. I wasn’t even thinking about the Olympics. But my coach had big aspirations for me.
He thought I could be something special. He said, ‘I think you can get a scholarship to a big school. I think you can go to the Olympics one day.’ And now, here I am today.
At my first Games, I had high aspirations to come back with three Olympic medals, and I did that, Then in Tokyo, I said, ‘Let’s upgrade these medals and get gold.’ I was able to do that.
He was just saying it was unnecessary, He told me, ‘You’re going to learn from that, you’re young’—and I guess I did pay for it (in the final).
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