Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce believes motherhood had changed her perspective of life and makes her more committed to leaving a lasting legacy for her son to emulate.

Fraser-Pryce won the 100m at the Wanda Diamond League Meet in Doha, Qatar today, with a season best time of 10.84 that placed her at the joint top of the Diamond League with Dina Asher-Smith.

The 34-year-old global track star was speaking during a media conference in Doha on Thursday, the eve of her 100m race. The two-time Olympic 100m gold medalist gave birth to her son Zyon in August 2017, a year after she finished third in the blue-riband at Rio 2016, becoming the first woman to medal in three consecutive Olympic 100m finals.

After winning an unprecedented fourth world 100m title in Doha in 2019, she held him in her arms as she celebrated the occasion that solidified the belief that she is indeed the greatest female sprinter of all time.

On Thursday, she was asked how motherhood had changed her.

“Motherhood has definitely enhanced everything about who I am. It definitely required a lot more sacrifice and commitment, which at the end of the day, it’s almost as if I put things into perspective,” she said.

“My son is my priority. Track and field is also a priority and trying to combine both is such a huge responsibility but something that I take with pride, and it has made my work easier because I am a lot more mellow in terms of going to practice and looking forward to going home.

“And then I have this little person who I am trying to motivate as well, for him to understand that he is not limited by where he is from, his height, or who he is but there is so much more he can accomplish and I hope I will leave a legacy for him to look back and see that his mother was able to do what she did, defining her moment notwithstanding where she grew up or what persons thought of or expected of her.”

If she wins the 100m in Tokyo this summer, Fraser-Pryce, who grew up in the oftentimes violent community of Waterhouse in Kingston, will have created more history and an even greater legacy as the first woman to win three Olympic 100m titles.