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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

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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
Active
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Sports
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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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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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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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I'm really laid back but I still like to dress up sometimes.
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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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I want to run for eternal glory and track is great, but it's not what life is all about.
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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 never let track define me. That's something that's really important to me.
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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 majored in elementary education, and I have a passion for kids.
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I can be a voice. I can use my platform to help the younger generation. I think it's really important for them to understand how to do things the right way, and not just in sports, in life in general.
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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 don't have a sprinter's body.
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I'm just competitive. It doesn't matter what it is. I want to win.
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I always want to give more than I gave yesterday.
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My faith is the reason I run - it calms my heart and makes everything feel like a lift. My speed is definitely a gift from Him, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, He allows me to do it.
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And as long as I'm passionate about the sport, I'm able to do that and I'm happy, then I would love to do another Olympics. I'm just going to see how I'm feeling.
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I grew up in a Christian home with amazing parents.
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What's really heavy on my heart is fighting physical inactivity.
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