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Photo: Michelle Valberg. What seems to impress people most about Glenroy Gilbert is the gold medal. The incredible performance he delivered in Atlanta as part of the Olympic Championship 4 x m relay team.

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What matters to him is giving his best in everything that he does—regardless of the outcome—and encouraging others to do the same. Glenroy offers full credit to his mother for instilling him with those values. A single parent with six children, Valma Gilbert moved her family to Canada from Trinidad and Tobago in What mattered was that whatever you did in life, you did it to the best of your ability.

I know firsthand that Glenroy makes good on his promise to help others succeed no matter what their ability. Learning how to set up and come out of the blocks from Glenroy Gilbert is quite an honour. The fact that I had that opportunity as an injured year-old novice track runner says a lot about his character.

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Assertiveness, definitely, and the calm confidence that tends to accompany being comfortable in your own skin. But track and field was the sport that stuck. He competed in the event at the Olympics in Seoul before turning his focus to sprinting. But he always continued to challenge himself through other sports, competing at the Winter Olympics in bobsled, and accepting an invitation to try out for the San Francisco 49ers in April His professional football career was nipped in the bud when he split his hand open while receiving a pass during a drill.