Personal Bests - Queen Harrison

Published by IAAF on December 28, 2015

Queen Harrison has consistently been among the world elite in the highly competitive women’s 100m hurdles for a number of years. We chat to the US athlete to talk about a number of key aspects in her life. 

My best friend in athletics

My best friend in track and field is Will Claye (2012 world indoor triple jump champion). I find he is so focused on becoming the best athlete he can be, it becomes contagious. I personally already had high hopes and aspirations but when you are surrounded by another person with the same mind-set, it is hard not to have an attraction.

The best piece of coaching advice

From my coach Lawrence Johnson, who has said to me on numerous occasions, ‘this race is yours for the taking’. He is basically saying if you don’t believe in yourself, you have just given the race way. He believes that in all the races that I run, victory is within reach. It is best piece of advice he has given me