 Fraser-Pryce started taking track seriously at age 21, after she met Coach Stephen Francis at the University of Technology.At the time, Francis was the head coach at the MVP (Maximising Velocity and Power) Track Club, one of two such elite clubs in Jamaica (the other being the Racers Track Club, home to sprinters Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake).She began her career specializing in the 100 m, but did not qualify for the individual event for the 2007 World Championships.