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I am a sprinter, and I love to go fast. It's very difficult for me to be patient and follow a race strategy or conserve energy.

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
Love
Conserve
Strategy
Patient
Fast
Follow
Race
Difficult
Sprinter
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Sprinters

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I had worked so hard that was my opportunity. And my mom was just able to turn it around for me. She helped me to be able to see the other side of things and that this is not the end for me.
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It was all kind of a whirlwind at the beginning. I didn't really realize that I had a special gift from God. It was probably towards the end of high school in my senior year when things really started to come together and I realized that I had more potential and that I could do this as a career and that the Olympics were a possibility.
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