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Donovan Bailey On His Track And Field Journey, His New Book & The Back Story Behind The 1996 Olympic Games Bombing | Episode 128
Welcome back to Season Four Of Unscripted! thank you to all of our listeners that continue to tune into the episode. Your support is greatly appreciated. With all that being said, let's pick up where we left off!
This week on the show.
I'm joined by one of the greatest sprinters of all time. The top 100m sprinter during his time. He's got 12 world medals. Including 2 Gold medals at the Olympic games, and 3 Gold medals at the world championships across his time. in 1996 he went into the atlanta olympic games maybe not the favourite, but came out and showed why he probably should have been. He crossed the line in a world record at the time. He Ran 9.84 then doubled back and helped his team break the Canadian record in the men's 4x100. He's still the current record holder in the 50m spring as well as still the Canadian record holder in the 100m. if you haven't guessed by now, I'm talking about the hall of fame, Philanthropist, track & Field commentator for CBC, Newly minted published author (Book drops in the fall of this year) Donovan Bailey joins me on the show.
In this episode:
- Early days In Jamaica
- The importance of structure & Responsibility
- His Experience At Champs(Jamaican high school championships)
- The Transition To Canada
-Why He decided to leave the corporate space to pursue a career in track and field
- 1994-1996 build-up to the Olympic games
- The back story behind the 1996 Olympic games including the bombing that almost stopped the games from happening
- The mentality of a champion in high-pressure situations
-Reflecting on his career
- His new book coming in the fall and so much more stories are in between.
Enjoy the episode!
Watch the visual episode on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-LY3dKLM7LUFVPEMIXBgxA
If you enjoy the episodes, Hit the follow button before you go and let us know your thoughts on the episode by leaving a rating and review of the show!
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Welcome back to Season Four Of Unscripted! thank you to all of our listeners that continue to tune into the episode. Your support is greatly appreciated. With all that being said, let's pick up where we left off!
This week on the show.
I'm joined by one of the greatest sprinters of all time. The top 100m sprinter during his time. He's got 12 world medals. Including 2 Gold medals at the Olympic games, and 3 Gold medals at the world championships across his time. in 1996 he went into the atlanta olympic games maybe not the favourite, but came out and showed why he probably should have been. He crossed the line in a world record at the time. He Ran 9.84 then doubled back and helped his team break the Canadian record in the men's 4x100. He's still the current record holder in the 50m spring as well as still the Canadian record holder in the 100m. if you haven't guessed by now, I'm talking about the hall of fame, Philanthropist, track & Field commentator for CBC, Newly minted published author (Book drops in the fall of this year) Donovan Bailey joins me on the show.
In this episode:
- Early days In Jamaica
- The importance of structure & Responsibility
- His Experience At Champs(Jamaican high school championships)
- The Transition To Canada
-Why He decided to leave the corporate space to pursue a career in track and field
- 1994-1996 build-up to the Olympic games
- The back story behind the 1996 Olympic games including the bombing that almost stopped the games from happening
- The mentality of a champion in high-pressure situations
-Reflecting on his career
- His new book coming in the fall and so much more stories are in between.
Enjoy the episode!
Watch the visual episode on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-LY3dKLM7LUFVPEMIXBgxA
If you enjoy the episodes, Hit the follow button before you go and let us know your thoughts on the episode by leaving a rating and review of the show!