In an interview that was released on the 8th of February 2024, Jamaican sprint phenomena Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and ten-time world champion, said that she will retire following the Olympics in Paris this year.
Fraser-Pryce who gained ambassadorship for many brands and organizations such as Adidas, Richar Mille, Grace, UNICEF, etc., stated in an interview with Essence magazine that she is pressuring herself to retire at age 37 to spend more time with her family.
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“My son needs me,” Fraser-Pryce shared. “My husband and I have been together since before I won in 2008. He has sacrificed for me. We’re a partnership, a team.”
“It’s because of that support that I’m able to do the things that I’ve been doing for all these years. And I think I now owe it to them to do something else.”
Fraser-Pryce stated that she is preparing hard for her final opportunity to win an Olympic medal in France and that she wants to “show people that you quit when you decide” in addition to “pushing boundaries.”
“I want to finish on my own terms.”
Fraser-Pryce has eight Olympic medals, including gold in the 100 meters in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012, as well as an Olympic victory in the 4×100-meter relay for Jamaica in Tokyo.
She also won silver in the 100 and 200 meters in London, as well as a bronze in the 100 meters in Rio in 2016.
She won gold in the 4×100 relay in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2022, and a 200-meter world championship in 2013. She also won championships in the 100-meter world in 2009, 2013, 2015, and 2022.
“There’s not a day I’m getting up to go practice and I’m like, ‘I’m over this,’” Fraser-Pryce remarked.
