Donna Fraser Motivational Speech 1 of 2

Motivational speech at the Croydon College FE Awards held at the Arnhem Gallery in Croydon on the 30th March 2009.

An exceptional junior, she won six English Schools 200m titles before turning to the 400m in 1991 and becoming European Junior Champion at the distance the same year. However, she didn't improve until 1996, when she began to concentrate on the 400m seriously and qualified for British teams in the major outdoor championships between 1996 and 1999. However, it was at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 that she finally showed the potential she had had as a junior when she clipped almost a second off her PB to finish 4th with a personal best time of 49.79 seconds, thanks in no small part to her training alongside Olympic Champion Cathy Freeman for that season.

A finalist in 1998 at the European Championships and Commonwealth Games (where she took a bronze medal), she has also played an integral part of Britain's 4x400 relay team, taking medals at the World Championships in 2005, European Championships and Commowealth Games. She also won the BBC London Athlete of the Year Award for 2005.[1] But, her career post-2000 has stalled due to a catalogue of injuries and in an interview with the BBC in 2007 has said that if her form does not improve to a competitive level, this season may be her last.

At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, Fraser went as part of the 4x400m relay squad. Despite not running in the final, she received a bronze medal, as she competed in the heats on the 2nd leg.

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[vparthiban]

Not even 1 speech I have found in you tube which is motivating