Canada ‘never stopped believing’ in collective strength to win relay gold

Aaron Brown says struggles in individual events were no distraction for the Canadian relay team

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00:00We knew if we come together as a collective,

00:02we have the chemistry, and we have the experience.

00:04And it's all about that baton pass.

00:06So if we get through the zones cleanly, we got a shot at it.

00:09And we just relied on that experience and our bond

00:12together, because we've been together for years.

00:14Same order, same group of guys.

00:16And we never stopped believing.

00:19We were in lane nine, and that was a blessing in disguise.

00:21We could just focus on us, and no one would see us coming

00:23until it was too late.

00:24So we just did our thing, and just tried to run a clean race.

00:28And all the other stuff, we just put it behind us.

00:31So we didn't really think about any kind of distractions.

00:34I mean, a lot of us were dealing with adversity.

00:37I got sick a week before the 100.

00:41Andrea was dealing with some stuff coming in.

00:43Everybody's got an excuse, though.

00:45Everyone's got something that they're dealing with.

00:46So when we come to the relay, it was like,

00:48none of that matters anymore.

00:49What happened happened, and we got an opportunity ahead of us.