Olympic bronze medallist Lopes-Schliep says she’s leaving track in good place
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep has raced to Olympic and world championship medals and had her name at the top of the world rankings.
But what she will miss most is that moment before the gun goes off, when a hush falls over the crowd.
“It’s when I’m looking down the track and knowing that I am ready to run, I’m ready to roll,” she said.
“Everyone thinks I have that kind of ‘beast mode,’ like ‘don’t get in my way’ kind of look. It’s having that zoned-in feeling. That is the coolest thing ever. Especially when the gun goes off and you start racing. You don’t hear anything. You’re so focused, every hurdle comes up quick, it comes up easy. . . that feeling.”