My name is Joanne Reid, everybody else calls me Felix.
I run 400 meters and 200 meters.
I want to become one of Jamaica's fastest 400 meters,
and go on to Jamaica's biggest Olympics.
She came to me at the age of five, and she said:
"Mommy, I would like to be a great athlete",
and I said "run... Run!"
She came back, she said: "Mommy...
I would like to travel"
I said "run... run, run".
Every child in Jamaica wants to run, you know?
They can hardly even walk... they want to run.
Athletics is a big part of our culture.
Just like in Argentina, where your football is a big thing,
in Jamaica, it's athletics.
A lot of great sprinters come from Jamaica.
Nowadays we have Shelly-Ann, Elaine Thompson,
Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt.
These persons inspire me, because...
they come from a background like mine.
So they're very inspirational. They're Jamaica's elites.
I started in track and field at a very young age.
I loved track and field, so I continued in it.
I won my first gold medal at elementary school.
I've been running from a very young age,
so winning nowadays it's not very new to me.
And I'd like to continue winning all my races.
Joanne Reid is a very talented young lady.
She is one of those young ladies that
has a wide range.
She runs from one hundred, all the way to 400 meters.
Definitely, she's not one that loses very often.
90% of the time, she wins.
I like my coach, he came to me when I was 9 years old.
And then, he persuaded my mother to send me
to St Jago when I was 11 years old.
It was very rough for her at the beginning,
because actually, she left home at 11 years old.
At the time... the time she leaves...
It was... It was very difficult for us.
But... we get to own up to it. But we still miss her.
A lot.
Sometimes I cry.
When they made us come and see...
Well, they made us live here with me, but she's not here.
And then I said, "well... everything will be OK".
And Mr Goburn said everything is gonna be OK, right?
And I trusted him. And everything went OK!
Champs are already kind of like the Olympics.
They're the biggest events in our lives... in Jamaica.
At times at Champs I get very nervous because...
of the crowd... the event you're doing
and your competitors in the race.
So... you have to prepare twice as hard for this event.
For a race, your mind is nowhere.
Your mind is not relaxed at all,
because you're wondering if the girl inside you
is going to win
During the race, you're just... thinking about... winning.
The 200 meters is mainly about sprinting.
The 400, you know it's about endurance and speed.
But the 400 helps you in the 200 because
it gives the speed and endurance in the 200.
So it helps you to have a stronger race.
I'm very proud of her.
She'll be an average athlete throughout the season,
and then, when it comes to the major championships...
you know, she doesn't hold back and gets the job done.
Over half of the preliminaries I train hard.
So getting a gold medal is so good.
So you know, I train harder to make a stand
and win another gold medal
because it's a very good feeling.
I definitely think she has the ability to go all the way.
And I know there are a lot of misconceptions in Jamaica.
We would have talented juniors and then they would transition
to seniors... but some persons tend to think it is automatic.
A lot of times, this athletes are not interested in making it
to the next level
But definitely, if Joanne decides to move on
to the next level, I think she can be a real beater.
My dream is to win the Olympics and get the medal, because...
when the medal at the Olympics in Beijing comes true,
it will change my life and my family life
and even my college's life.
Because we know... wining in the Olympics
is a really big deal in Jamaica.