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I was a disruptive child.

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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
Disruptive
Child
Children

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There are moments that aren't great. And I think it's amazing for people to be able to have some insight, to be able to see the support system and what really happens.
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I'm just competitive. It doesn't matter what it is. I want to win.
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Being a role model is a privilege.
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I grew up in my mom's third grade classroom and always helping her, and I also got a passion for kids that way.
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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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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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For me, it's really important to be able to compete on the highest level.
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I have learned that track doesn't define me. My faith defines me. I'm running because I have been blessed with a gift.
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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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I know that I wasn't bred to be an Olympian. I didn't start running until high school, and I just stumbled upon to.
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The pressure is hard. You get - the world is only watching every four years, and I think lots of people feel like they have to win in that time frame.
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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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Right now I'd say my favorite fashion designer is Zac Posen.
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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 love the relays. Track is such an individual sport, so it's fun to do something together.
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I don't have a sprinter's body.
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My mom always has this amazing ability to always see the best in a situation.
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I am a big believer in visualization. I run through my races mentally so that I feel even more prepared.
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It was not until the end of my freshman year in high school that I thought I could really have a future in track and field. I definitely did not think I could make it to the Olympics back then, though I was just focused on making it to the state finals!
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