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I love the relays. Track is such an individual sport, so it's fun to do something together.

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
Love
Relays
Sport
Track
Fun
Sports
Individual
Together
Something

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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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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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Every moment is not great and sometimes those are the moments in which you learn the most.
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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 know that they [Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Florence Griffith-Joyner and even Wilma Rudolph] have paved the way and they have been a source of inspiration.
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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've got to make sure I'm keeping weight on.
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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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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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For me, there's a lot of expectations and you want to be able to live up to them.
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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 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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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 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 majored in elementary education, and I have a passion for kids.
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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 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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I always want to give more than I gave yesterday.
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Everyone sees the glory moments, but they don't see what happens behind the scenes.
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I myself am frustrated in just where sports are at. It's a hard thing when you're out there working every day, and you know that someone else is cheating and they may not necessarily get caught.
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