She had to sit out nearly a year recovering from an operation to fix a broken bone in her foot in 1995, a bone that probably had been broken three years earlier. She credits her move to HSI, its coach John Smith, and the family atmosphere of the group with teaching her to train right and avoid injury. To rise to near the top of her sport. Prepared she is, and now it's time for the show. Favor Hamilton is dedicating this track season to her brother, who suffered from manic depressive illness and committed suicide last fall.
Trials are finally here.
I can't tell you how long I've been waiting for this. There was a time last year when I thought in the back of my mind, just a little bit, that I might not be able to compete at the Trials. I thought my career just might be over, or at least put on hold for an extended period. It was some time in November, when I had done some real good physical healing from my Achilles injury, and some mental healing from my brother's death, that I knew I was going to be okay. I could tell pretty early this year that this was going to be a good season on the track for me.