I don't think I was a perfect hurdler, but I guess I did win all the time.
I always saw hurdles as a form of art, because it's very individual. One technique that may produce a world record for one guy could be useless for another guy.
I idolised former sprint and hurdling champion Colin Jackson.
Hurdling, sprinting, athletics in general, is always in the back of your mind.
It's always, 'Are you the runner girl?' I say, 'My name is Sally actually.' I used to always get that at school as well, 'Are you the runner girl?' I'm not even the runner girl, I'm a hurdler.
When you let those defensive backs know that you're a physical player, they don't really want to tackle. That's it. That's why you see me get a hurdle every game. Those guys don't want to tackle me when I get to the second level.
I don't know much about the history of track and field, but I know Gail Devers.
I began with track and field because this is what I know.
This is the home of hurdling, and the Americans are the kings of the event.
If you hold back in hurdles, you are going to fall over.
Track and field was very big when I was growing up.
And I wondered if hurdlers ever thought, you know, 'This would go faster if we just got rid of the hurdles.
We always spend more time on the throwing events and a little bit more on the long jump. They're my weaker events - they don't come as naturally to me as running and jumping. I like the hurdles and the high-jump, I'm a springy, speedy athlete so those suit me.
When I was in high school, I ran hurdles, but I was really short, so I'd barely clear them. I was pretty quick, but I had little legs, so I had to take 50 steps in between each hurdle.
