Jamaican Olympian Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce had to learn to slow it down off the track to find success with her sprints (Presented by Cadillac)
Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are putting the spotlight on the diverse journeys of Black women across sports—from the veteran athletes, to up-and-coming stars, coaches, executives and more—in the series,Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, nicknamed the “Pocket Rocket” for her five-foot frame and explosive starts, is used to making history. She was the first Caribbean, and first Jamaican woman to win the gold for 100 meters, at her very first Olympic Games in 2008.
Learn to satisfy, Shelly-Ann. Do not look at what anybody else is, what they have, and if you want it. Be satisfied and content with the things that you have. Though a promising sprinter, she was one of the youngest members of her team, and candidly admits that no one expected her to make it. When she did, and the realization set in that she would be competing, exhilaration and tension swirled in her head as she boarded a plane to Beijing. Just before she left, she was almost removed from the team, after another star athlete didn’t make it at all. “I was excited to represent my country; I was over the moon.
Right after her 2016 win in Rio, Fraser-Pryce announced that she wouldn’t be defending her title at the ’17 World Championships in London, as she and her husband readied themselves for the birth of their first child. She went into labor watching the world 100-meter final on TV and gave birth to her son, Zyon, the very next day. “There were articles and people saying,. Almost as if motherhood somehow diminishes your capabilities or makes you obsolete.
Fast forward to July 31, 2021, when the women of Jamaica snatched their second clean sweep in the 100-meter final in Tokyo—arguably one of the greatest 100-meter races in Olympic history. With Elaine Thompson-Herah setting an Olympic record in first place with 10.61, Fraser-Pryce in second at 10.74, and Shericka Jackson in third at 10.
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