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My speed is a gift from God, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, it all comes from him.
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
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Glory
Whatever
Comes
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Speed
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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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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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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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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.
Allyson Felix
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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My dad's a pastor and a seminary professor, my mom, she has such great faith.
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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've heard so many stories of young girls watching the Olympics and being inspired by it, and they want to do it now, and that's really cool.
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What's really heavy on my heart is fighting physical inactivity.
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I'm just competitive. It doesn't matter what it is. I want to win.
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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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Every moment is not great and sometimes those are the moments in which you learn the most.
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I was a disruptive child.
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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 look back to my first Olympic medal in 2004 in Athens. I was very new to the sport, and it was my first big win at the Olympics.
Allyson Felix
I never let track define me. That's something that's really important to me.
Allyson Felix
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 think it's very important, even if you're not in organized sports, but just to be active, to be healthy.
Allyson Felix
I think that kids aren't even exploring the option of sports anymore, and they don't even know what they could do.
Allyson Felix
I want to run for eternal glory and track is great, but it's not what life is all about.
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