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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.

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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
Speed
Gift
Glory
Whatever
Comes
Running

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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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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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For me, my faith is the reason I run. I definitely feel I have this amazing gift that God has blessed me with, and it's all about using it to the best of my ability.
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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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Philippians 1:21 is very special to me because it helps to keep my life centered.
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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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Being a role model is a privilege.
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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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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 grew up in a Christian home with amazing parents.
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I was a disruptive child.
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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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I don't have a sprinter's body.
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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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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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I've got to make sure I'm keeping weight on.
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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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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 passionate about my sport and grateful that I get to do it for a living.
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What's really heavy on my heart is fighting physical inactivity.
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