Quotes from Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

When I came here in 2008, nobody knew who I was. I didn't know who I was. I was just enjoying the moment and I won. So, now, coming back being the person I am with all the accomplishments, it kind of puts things in perspective.

My second 30 is actually very good, where my turnovers are very quick. I just want to put a complete race together, once I get out of my drive phase, I want to hit my next 30 very hard.

I am looking forward to my next race. What comes, comes.

There is always the excitement of running races.

I had a really bad running posture: like, I ran, literally, dropping on my face.

Getting three gold medals is something I'll really cherish.

It's Jamaican women and children who are my inspiration.

I like it when I'm chirpy and happy, so I decided to do my hair green. I got my sunflowers too - I was like a living, walking garden.

I guess I've been to the hairdressers in more than 10 different countries.

I always have a new haircut.

Everybody talks about Bolt. Now they can talk about the ladies who are running some really wonderful times.

No matter what comes, I will always work hard and do my best.

Hard work is something that comes without saying for us to achieve the things we want.

It takes a lot of hard work to stay committed and focus on what I wanted to achieve.

Because I knew how hard I worked, I knew the pain, I knew the sacrifice, I knew the tears, I knew everything. Despite everything, I stuck to it. I toughed it out, and I kept my head in the game, even when the odds were against me.

For me, I've not really focused on a world record. I'm just trying to put a complete race together, and when I do that, then fast times will come.

I'm getting tired of 10.7s. I just want to put a good race together, and hopefully in the next race, I get the time I'm working for. I definitely think a 10.6 is there. Hopefully I will get it together.

It means a lot to defend my title.

I didn't know I was the first woman to have won three world titles, but hey, that's awesome!

For training, you know what works and what doesn't work. And you know where you fall short and you need to pick up, so I'm not worried about the age factor.

I don't know much about the history of track and field, but I know Gail Devers.

The only thing I advocate for is for equality for female athletes because we train just as hard, and we're always having a lot of head-to-head clashes, always competing against each other.

My coach and I will have these arguments where I am in pain or something is wrong, and I won't tell him because I feel like I need to train. We have a blow-up of arguments, and he says, 'Shelly, you need to tell me when these things are happening.'

As athletes, our job is to train and compete.