Deedee Trotter Blog
Deedee Trotter Blog - Home Sweet Home!
Tue Sep 02 18:09:34 -0400 2008
I arrived back in the U.S. on Sunday night (8/24/08) but instead of going back to Knoxville TN, I flew straight into my hometown Atlanta GA. While it was a long trip I had the company of a few of my good friends Terrence Trammell (110m Hurdles) and Lashawn Merritt (400m). We made the most of our… Read More
Deedee Trotter Blog - Crazy Club Bud!
Thu Aug 28 10:15:25 -0400 2008
Okay, after all was complete on the last night of competition in the Bird's Nest, Natasha Hastings and I headed back to the village for dinner at McDonald's. After we ate some nuggets and fries, I went back to my room to meet my mom, Hazel Clark, and Torri Edwards. We spent an hour or so… Read More
Deedee Trotter Blog - The Hard Choice
Tue Aug 26 12:20:24 -0400 2008
After the conclusion of the 400m semi-finals. I had four days to try and get it together, so I immediately went to work on my knee in efforts to get the swelling down enough to run the semi- finals of the 4x400m relay. I did everything I could do right up until the final minutes and I was… Read More
Deedee Trotter Blog - Soaring To New …
Tue Aug 19 18:40:35 -0400 2008
(Photo: Deedee Trotter soaring to new heights)
Well we finally arrived in Beijing on August 11th and it was really good to jump into village life! The Olympic village…
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Deedee Trotter Blog - Training Camp USA!!!
Sat Aug 09 16:38:08 -0400 2008
Okay life was a little ruff for the firs few days of my arrival to the USA Olympic Training Camp in Dalian China. Unfortunately my luggage arrived five days after I did! Thank goodness my roommate Hazel Clark and I were about the same size in everything and she was kind enough to let me borrow some… Read MoreDeedee Trotter Blog - Blazing The Tr …
Thu Aug 07 11:04:41 -0400 2008
Blazing The Trail With Beijing Nails!
Preparing and packing up all the junk you think you might need when you are traveling around the world can be a…
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Deedee Trotter Blog - Family, Fishin …
Tue Aug 05 10:45:54 -0400 2008
Okay, I know I don't look like much of the fishing type, but you would actually be surprised to know that I'm not that bad at it! My dad taught me how to fish when I was just a little…
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Deedee Trotter Blog - "Tiger Tiger Woods Y'ALL!!!"
Thu Jun 26 13:09:32 -0400 2008
Okay, I am really feeling confident going into the Olympic Trails. Why? Because after watching Tiger Woods win the U.S. Open with a bad left knee I have the utmost confidence that I am a "Tiger Woods" type of athlete.
This season I have also been dealing with a left knee… Read More
