Name: Neville Wright
Sport: Bobsleigh
Hometown: Edmonton, AB
Nickname: Wolverine
Favourite Sports Memory: My first run on the track at the 2010 Olympic Games.
How you got involved in your sport: I was introduced to the sport by my track coach.
The moment you knew you wanted to represent Canada: At age 15. I was given a gift that required me to write my dreams and place it in the gift, and one of my dreams was to represent Canada at the Olympic Games.
Favourite Quote:
“Without STRUGGLE there is no PROGRESS!” ~ Fredrick Douglas
“I Don’t Think I Do, Can and Will…I Know I Do, Can and Will” ~ Neville Wright
CAN Fund Testimonial: CAN Fund sees the Dream and supports the Need!
Best Result:
-5th Place at the 2010 Olympic Games
Share one valuable tool that you use on a daily basis that helps you to be the best athlete you can be: Pray. And I love what I do, so I can be the best at what I do.
Who is one person in your life that has impacted your career and what was it that they taught you: My coach Quin. He took a injured athlete and helped turn me into an Olympian and my Mom, she always taught me to put God first.
Fun Facts:
– I play bass guitar for an R&B Gospel Group and my church
– Love to cook
– Play video games
