Can athletics help kids escape gun crime?
It’s not just athletics that can help keep kids away from drugs and crime, but any sport. It allows them to use their talent and see that they don’t need a gun. My success has helped my family deal with tragedy. [In 2002 Powell’s brother Michael was shot dead in New York and in 2003 his brother Vaughn collapsed and died while playing football in Georgia]. What would you be if you weren’t an athlete? I always wanted to be a mechanical engineer. Growing up, I loved cars and was always fixing them. I can do electrics, mechanics and lots of different stuff to them. It’s what I still do away from the track. I love driving and working on cars to make them go faster. I’m lucky that I’ve been able to buy some nice cars. What other sports do you follow? I’m a big fan of football so I’m trying to watch as much of the World Cup as possible. I’ve been supporting Brazil, Argentina and England. My father was into cricket so sometimes I ended up watching it, but I’ve never really followed the game. I
