World Champs: The Official Behind the Scenes Perspective of the

A raw, uplifting story from one of the most important hidden figures in track and field history. When Pauline Davis first began to run, it wasn't with any thought of future Olympic glory. A product of the poor neighborhood of Bain Town in The Bahamas, she carried the family's buckets every day to fetch fresh water-running sideways, sprinting barefoot from bullies, to get the buckets of water home without spilling.