'I'm not a superwoman'- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce makes rare motherhood admission as she applauds her nanny

has opened up about the journey of motherhood and the tons of lessons learnt from the experience while also heaping praise on her nanny.

The 10-time world champion revealed that taught her to always ask for help since she can’t do everything on her own.

She explained that being a first-time mother to her son Zion was a very challenging moment in her life since she wanted to get everything right and avoid making any mistakes.

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Shelly-Ann revealed that she bought the best products from diapers to soap, thinking that she would get things right following the money invested in the products but that was not the case in her life.

Being an active athlete and having more time invested in the sport was one of the setbacks she had to endure. Shelly-Ann revealed that she had to learn the tough balancing act between motherhood and the sport and admitted that it was one of the reasons to compete at her final in Paris in 2024.

The three-time Olympic champion revealed that she could not drop her soon in school and could not spend more time with him but revealed that with the tiny chances she had, she was fully present with her son.

“I think the biggest lesson from my motherhood journey is that you’re not always going to get it right. I always wanted to do it all and be perfect and I bought all the expensive things because I thought things would be easier,” Shelly-Ann said in an interview with Mary Omatiga.

“Showing up every single day is always going to be worth it and you should not beat yourself up. Being a working mum, I was not able to be with my son all the time and it was difficult but I don’t want to beat myself up because I want to make a better life for him.

“Being present is what counts and it’s a balance. My son has made me a little bit softer and I’ve learnt that you don’t have to be tough for everything. I also have a village that supports me, I have a nanny who gives me 100% with my son and I’m appreciative of the help. I have learnt to ask for help because I’m not a superwoman.”

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Shelly-Ann further explained that providing her son with a life that she never had is one of her greatest flexes.

The sprint queen further explained that her mother paved the way for her to be great and despite giving her son the best, she also wants him to be hard-working and provide a good life for his children.

“It means the world to me, having that opportunity to give my son the life I never had growing up and creating this new life for him gives him another chance to make for his children. I’m grateful for that because I did all of that standing on my mum’s shoulders and that’s part of my story,” she added.

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“She gave me that power and confidence and the ultimate grit and resilience to get the job done. Being able to pass all that knowledge to my son is not the easy way but a better way for him and it is a balance.”