Represent, y'all.
Shani Davis knew what he was doing.
Davis became the first black to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history Saturday, capturing the men's 1,000-meter speedskating race. Joey Cheek made it a 1-2 American finish, adding a silver to his victory in the 500.
"I'm one of a kind," Davis said, fully aware of how much he stands out in the mostly all-white sport.
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Davis then donned a Chicago White Sox cap -- a tribute to his hometown, specifically the South Side. He grew up there always wanting to skate, shrugging off friends who wondered why a black kid growing up in the city of Michael Jordan and Da Bears would want to don a tight-fitting suit and compete with a bunch of white dudes.
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