Quincy Watts

Quincy Watts (born June 19, 1970) is an American former athlete, and two-time gold medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Quotes I'm glad it's all over, It's a dream come true. I'm going to share this with my family with hugs, kisses, tears and a lot of reminiscing about all the hard work it took to get here. I was just happy to make the team. After the trials, I felt like all the pressure and hard work was behind me.The only thing I had to do now was run. I was so out of shape that I dislocated my jaw throwing up after the relay in Tokyo. My mother worked two jobs and it was hard for her to keep an eye on me, I never did drugs or anything, but I was hanging out with the wrong type of crowd and getting into a little trouble. I was the class clown, doing things to make everybody laugh. I had to leave Catholic school when I was 13 because these things I did added up. I got into fights, did things to cats, got into trouble on the second floor when I should have been in class on the third floor. It took a lot of guts for my mother to let me go. I haven't seen her in eight years, but I'm sure she's proud of me tonight. We didn't see each other because of my school schedule and the situation with my family, but I've spoken to her on the phone about twice a year. I'll definitely see her now. I'd like to fly her and my grandmother to California for a visit. My first experience with (the 400) was a nightmare,' he said. 'I got fatigue, butt-lock, rigor mortis. I wondered why I ever thought about trying this race. But it got easier as I gained experience. Watts ignores the pain for gold, August 05 1992 External Links Category:Olympic gold medalists Category:1970 births Category:1970s Category:Living people