Ajeé Wilson

thumb Ajeé Wilson (born May 8, 1994) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters. She is the 2022 World indoor champion at the 800 meter distance, after earning silver medals in 2016 and 2018. Wilson won bronze medals at both the 2017 and 2019 World Athletics Championships. She is the second-fastest American of all time in the event with a time of 1m 55.61s, and she holds North American indoor record. Quotes In the grand scheme of things, running around the track two times may actually be the easiest part about being a professional athlete. The hard part comes in maintaining life off the track. I can wholeheartedly say that I wouldn't be where I am today and be able to toe the line each race if not for help and guidance from my great support system. I've learned no one can be successful entirely on their own, and I have been blessed to cross paths with so many genuinely great people who constantly help me work towards success. Family, friends, my coach and his family, teammates, the Taylsons, my agent Ray Flynn... there are literally too many people to name but I'm beyond grateful for each and every one of them! I' ve been given the opportunity to compete at this level, so to be successful or lucky I've got to prepare. With every rep, every practice or run, it's super important that I put my all into what I'm doing to be the best I can be now. When I'm finished, I don't want to look back on my career and realise tonnes of things I should have, could have, or would have done differently. A lot of my friends often make jokes about how as runners we voluntarily put ourselves through the stresses of training, and actually like it. I respect that what I'm doing isn't easy, and in the toughest workouts I encourage and remind myself that I was made to do this. I've got this next rep. Plus, while everyone isn't doing what I am, I know a group of people called my competitors are. They're working just as hard, if not harder, which motivates me to suck it up and push through the pain. Words of Wisdom – Ajee' Wilson, WORLD ATHLETICS, June 03 2015 I used to race my mum every year. It was huge to beat my mum for the first time. I can't remember when I first beat her, but after I did she stopped racing me. It was the first time I realised I should take track more seriously, [Up until then] I would train, but I would rely on my talent for the most part. For me track was more of a social thing and to be with my friends. If they were running slow in training, I was running slowly, too. I was happy to say I was fifth best in the world. He understands me and knows how to keep me relaxed, He is just great all around. Mentally, I had to get used to the feeling that I belonged here, When I first started racing [with the seniors] I got really intimidated about running too fast around the first corner or over the first 200m, so I held back. I was really happy with last season, We went into it with the goal of making the World Championship final. I made that goal, so I knew whatever I did [in the final] was just the icing on the cake. How I would take on an eight or nine mile run a year ago is very different to how I do it now. It didn’t take too long to get over it. Life goes on. I knew there was more races to come. I want to do well, compete and float around the track. Why Wilson's a winner, WORLD ATHLETICS, July 07 2014 External links Category:Track and field athletes Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from the United States Category:Women from the United States Category:Women in sports Category:1994 births Category:Women born in the 1990s Category:African Americans