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Canadian sprinter Aaron Brown, of Toronto, smiles while responding to questions after a news conference for the Harry Jerome International Track Classic, in Vancouver, on Monday June 25, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck May 21, 2021 - 5:09 AM
Aaron Brown has always seen his track career as being about something bigger than himself.
He didn t run for personal glory, he ran for his family, his coach, his Canadian teammates and his sponsors.
But becoming a dad brought even greater perspective to his sport. Now it s just kind of magnified, right? Brown said. Because above all that, now I m running for my son, not only to provide, but also set an example of what s possible, to show him you can grow up and dream and aim for high goals, just because that s what your father was doing.
Becoming a dad has given Brown a new perspective on his track career
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Damian Warner, of Canada bronze, smiles during the medal ceremony for the decathlon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Nariman El-Mofty May 05, 2021 - 2:25 PM
Damian Warner says becoming a dad has made him appreciate his mom that much more.
The Olympic decathlon bronze medallist and longtime partner Jen Cotten, a former national team hurdler, welcomed son Theo on March 11, and the whirlwind few weeks as bleary-eyed new parents had Warner reflecting on his own childhood on Wednesday. I ve always been super appreciative, but my mom raised me, my brother and my sister, just essentially by herself, and that couldn t have been easy, Warner said of his mom Brenda, who often held down two nursing jobs in long-term care homes to support them.
I ve always been super appreciative, but my mom raised me, my brother and my sister, just essentially by herself, and that couldn t have been easy, Warner said of his mom Brenda, who often held down two nursing jobs in long-term care homes to support them. Me and Jen, we have my mom s help, and Jen s mom s help. Everybody s helped. So, it s tough to understand what my mom would have had to go through.
It s been a roller-coaster year for the 31-year-old Warner. COVID-19 brought international competition to a screeching halt last spring particularly for Canadian athletes facing tight travel restrictions and then forced the closure of Warner s indoor training facility at Western University in London, Ont.