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I'm passionate about my sport and grateful that I get to do it for a living.

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
Passionate
Grateful
Sports
Living
Sport

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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 think that kids aren't even exploring the option of sports anymore, and they don't even know what they could do.
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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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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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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 a Christian home with amazing parents.
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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 majored in elementary education, and I have a passion for kids.
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I'm really laid back but I still like to dress up sometimes.
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It was all kind of a whirlwind at the beginning. I didn't really realize that I had a special gift from God. It was probably towards the end of high school in my senior year when things really started to come together and I realized that I had more potential and that I could do this as a career and that the Olympics were a possibility.
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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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For me, it's really important to be able to compete on the highest level.
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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 love the relays. Track is such an individual sport, so it's fun to do something together.
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I always want to give more than I gave yesterday.
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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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Everyone sees the glory moments, but they don't see what happens behind the scenes.
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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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I feel like my name completely does not belong on that list [of great athlets], but I'm completely grateful for everything that they [Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Florence Griffith-Joyner and even Wilma Rudolph] have done.
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I'm an athlete who's very determined and I understand sacrifice.
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