At the Olympics 2000 in Sydney

About some of the athletes, Bell remembers thinking, "There was a slight sadness as you realize how much these people have to give up to be this good." Gabriela Szabo, who last season won a share of a $1 million prize offered by the International Amateur Athletic Federation for winning each of her Golden League 5,000-m races, told Bell "For months all I do is eat, sleep and train. . ."