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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.
Allyson Felix
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Allyson Felix
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: November 18
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Allyson Michelle Felix
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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.
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I definitely think I put more pressure on myself. I can be hard on myself and super-critical and very rarely satisfied or happy. I am my biggest critic.
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As you get older, there are going to be a few more challenges, but thankfully I'm still feeling good.
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I love the relays. Track is such an individual sport, so it's fun to do something together.
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My faith inspires me so much. It is the very reason that I run. I feel that my running is completely a gift from God and it is my responsibility to use it to glorify him.
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Everyone sees the glory moments, but they don't see what happens behind the scenes.
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Competing at the Olympics is the pinnacle of your career. Everything is amplified, and you feel so proud to represent your country. You're there with athletes from all over the world. Everyone is coming together, putting differences aside.
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My mom always has this amazing ability to always see the best in a situation.
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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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The most important lesson that I have learned is to trust God in every circumstance. Lots of times we go through different trials and following God's plan seems like it doesn't make any sense at all. God is always in control and he will never leave us.
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I grew up in a Christian home with amazing parents.
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee is actually someone I have a personal relationship with and who continues to do amazing things in her community. I continue to be inspired by her. If I can emulate myself after someone it's her and I just hope to have that effect on my community and continue to go on to do things like she has.
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Before a race, I block out what's going on in the stadium. It's different for everyone. But for me, I've always been able to block it out. For a sprint race, it's important not to get distracted.
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Most people don't think about plyometrics when they think about powerful strength. But I do lots of them to build mine.
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I spend around two and half hours on the track every day running and another 2 hours in the weight room lifting weights with my strength coach.
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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.
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I never let track define me. That's something that's really important to me. That's what I do and it's what I love, but I think by having other things I'm passionate about and interested in, it helped me to come back. It helped me to have renewed love for the sport by being able to step away and then come back.
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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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I focused solely on the sprints, dedicated my time there, got in the weight room, just really did everything I could to make sure I would be in the best position to run for gold.
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