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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.
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
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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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For me, there's a lot of expectations and you want to be able to live up to them.
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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 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've got to make sure I'm keeping weight on.
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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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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.
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My dad's a pastor and a seminary professor, my mom, she has such great faith.
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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 am a big believer in visualization. I run through my races mentally so that I feel even more prepared.
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I always want to give more than I gave yesterday.
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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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Everyone sees the glory moments, but they don't see what happens behind the scenes.
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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 don't have a sprinter's body.
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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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The most important lesson that I have learned is to trust God in every circumstance. Lots of times we go through different trials and following God's plan seems like it doesn't make any sense at all. God is always in control and he will never leave us.
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