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What's really heavy on my heart is fighting physical inactivity.

Allyson Felix

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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
Inactivity
Heavy
Physical
Fighting
Heart
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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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Everyone sees the glory moments, but they don't see what happens behind the scenes.
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My mom is great and I make sure that we pray together before every race. She helps me put everything in perspective and remind me of the real reason I run.
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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 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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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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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 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 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 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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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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