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I was a disruptive child.
Allyson Felix
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Allyson Felix
Age: 38
Born: 1985
Born: November 18
Athletics Competitor
Sprinter
Track And Field Athlete
LA
California
Allyson Michelle Felix
Disruptive
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Children
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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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I try to think about my goals. I think about my competitors-I know they're working hard, and if they are, I have to work hard too. I have to be one step ahead of them.
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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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For me, there's a lot of expectations and you want to be able to live up to them.
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What's really heavy on my heart is fighting physical inactivity.
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I'm really laid back but I still like to dress up sometimes.
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I never let track define me. That's something that's really important to me.
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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 think I'm a person who is proud of my [Christian] faith and where I come from.
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I want to run for eternal glory and track is great, but it's not what life is all about.
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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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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 love a great pair of jeans and a nice blouse.
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Try to think of working out and healthy eating as a lifestyle. Rather than go on a diet or try a crazy exercise routine, try making them something you do every day.
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Parents have to understand, that even if their child isn't showing athletic excellence in a certain sport, they still need to be involved. They don't need to be involved in a military type of setting, they just need to get out and play and enjoy themselves and find it themselves.
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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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I think it's very important, even if you're not in organized sports, but just to be active, to be healthy.
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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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I grew up in a Christian home with amazing parents.
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