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born 1968
Nkemdilim “Mary” Onyali-Omagbemi (born 3 February 1968) is a Nigerian former sprinter, she was a 5x Olympian 1988 - 2004. She had won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1992 Olympic Games and in the 200 m at the 1996 Olympic Games.
Also known as: Mary Onyali
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Wherever they are, despite the situation, they should not lose hope and must keep training.
The separation of sports and education has made it difficult to discover other stars.
Whenever I lose, I take it as a learning curve; I don’t beat myself over it.
Hard work, discipline, determination and dedication. You have to learn what you do and do well in what you do.
The table kind of turned on me, instead of me being managed when I was an athlete, now I have to manage people.
Talents are usually found in communities and schools. If kids are not identified early, it would be difficult to train them when they are older.
When other nations are planning to win, we are praying. God hears our prayers but you have to help yourselves too.
There can only be one Michael Jordan, there can only be one Michael Jackson and there can only be one Mary Onyali.
If I had got married to someone who was not sport-inclined, a typical African who would want you to have a regular job or stay at home as a mother; it would have been a disaster.
Do not focus entirely on sport, because there will be a day when your body will fail you. When that day comes, and you do not have the educational background to face the real life after sport, something will fall off you.
Part of the contract stipulated that you must have a minimum of 2.5 GPA or you would be kicked out. A lot of us were from financially poor background. So, it would be silly to lose such an opportunity.
Till today, the picture and video are still with the IOC and still at the museum. It shows the true picture of Olympics. We didn’t win the gold or the silver but bronze, however it was a golden bronze. To the IOC it depicts what the Olympics is all about.
Sport has always being seen as a man’s domain. It was a breakthrough period for women in sports and I am proud to say that I am one of the leading women that championed the breakthrough which led to the recognition of women in sport, both in Nigeria and Africa.
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