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You know, I love wearing heels. I wish I could wear them all the time, but, you know, my sport doesn't really permit it.
Allyson Felix
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Allyson Felix
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: November 18
Athletics Competitor
Sprinter
Track And Field Athlete
LA
California
Allyson Michelle Felix
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I think every genius person has a bit of insanity.
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If I wasn't active and involved in different sports and just moving around, I wouldn't have even known that I had the potential to become an Olympian.
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My faith is the reason I run - it calms my heart and makes everything feel like a lift. My speed is definitely a gift from Him, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, He allows me to do it.
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For me, it's really important to be able to compete on the highest level.
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I feel like my name completely does not belong on that list [of great athlets], but I'm completely grateful for everything that they [Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Florence Griffith-Joyner and even Wilma Rudolph] have done.
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I always want to give more than I gave yesterday.
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My dad's a pastor and a seminary professor, my mom, she has such great faith.
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I feel like I'm always going to be me. It always goes back to being the person that I am. And I hope that will never change.
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I was a disruptive child.
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Every moment is not great and sometimes those are the moments in which you learn the most.
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