EUGENE, Oregon — It took a lot more than just her physical strength to get through six tough races in seven days and come away with a gold and a silver medal at the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, said Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on Thursday night.

The small built but powerful athlete, who has lit up Hayward Field with her colourful wigs, celebratory dances, and larger-than-life personality said she had to draw on divine strength and mental fortitude as she racked up her 13th World Championships medal, and counting.

In addition to her five 100m gold medals, Fraser-Pryce, also has two 200m medals as well as six relay medals, not counting eight Olympic Games medals.

“My legs are tired,” she said, after Thursday night’s season best 21.81 seconds for silver behind teammate Shericka Jackson for a Jamaican quinella. “I woke up this morning [Friday] and I felt heavy, like real tired, but mentally I really talked myself into this run, I was like, ‘I am here, I am ready.’ I worked hard and I wanted to show up and represent.

Fraser-Pryce, who earlier led a Jamaican clean sweep of the 100m medals, was under no illusions of how hard her job was.

“I knew it was going to be a tall order to come out here and do something special, but I am really glad that I competed today. I ran that corner and I got to the straight and held on for dear life as I knew Shericka was behind me, and after seeing her run in Kingston, I definitely knew she was in great shape for this 200m and I just wanted to make sure that I had a good run.”

She said her faith played a big part in her success and also her strong belief in her own abilities. “I must say God is good because I am telling you it is only by His strength and might that I am able to do what I do and just believing in myself and not listening to the distractions that present themselves,” she told reporters,.

“Too many times you hear people talk about what is possible and what can happen and talk about your age and they talk about everything else except how strong and how focused and how determined you are as an athlete, and for me, I have worked really hard, I have been focused and I have always believed in myself,” she said.

“I could care less what anybody think about what I need to do or when I should hang up my spikes or any of that, I am so focused on just transcending my own abilities, making sure that everytime I step on the line to compete I am going to compete aggressive because I am here to just dominate and give of my best every time,” Frasre-Pryce ended.