Bailey to publish memoir next year

Champion sprinter Donovan Bailey is set to share his story of success on and off the track.

Random House Canada announced Tuesday that it’s acquired the rights to the Olympic gold medallist’s memoir.

The publisher says the untitled book is slated to hit shelves in summer 2023.

After moving from Jamaica to Canada in 1981, Bailey spent nearly a decade focusing on finance and real estate before he started sprinting competitively.

He went on to become a twotime Olympic gold medallist and three-time world champion sprinter who once held the 100-metre world record.

“It is a pleasure to publish Donovan’s story in his own words,” said Random House Canada publisher Sue Kuruvilla in a news release. “Most of us will never stand atop a podium on an international stage. How- ever, we hope that readers will be inspired by Donovan’s jour- ney, conviction and tenacity to win, in ways applicable to their own lives.”

Random House added that Bailey fought stereotypes and spoke out against inequities “at a time when doing so made him a lightning rod for controversy.”

Bailey says the book will relay the wisdom he’s gained from family and coaches on the fast track to success.

“What might surprise my crit- ics is how much of that success I credit to my family and coaches ... I want to share with others the lessons that allowed me to become a champion — whether they apply it to sports, business or any other aspect of life — so they too can win, without apol- ogy,” Bailey said in a statement.