A runner since childhood, Jamaican Shelly Ann Price was baffled at a young age when her grandmother called her a promise. Shelly continued to run through adolescence, and was selected to represent Jamaica in the 2008 Olympics. An eventual three-time Olympian and holder of six Olympic medals, Shelly Ann Price set numerous women's track records in competitions all over the world. As an adult, she came to understand why her grandmother and others described her as a promise: To her nation and her supporters, to her family, and to herself, she was a promise to "always be the best I can be." (Ages 5-9)