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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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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 feel like I'm always going to be me. It always goes back to being the person that I am. And I hope that will never change.
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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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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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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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My mom always has this amazing ability to always see the best in a situation.
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For me, it's really important to be able to compete on the highest level.
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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 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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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 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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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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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 grew up in a Christian home with amazing parents.
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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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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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I'm just competitive. It doesn't matter what it is. I want to win.
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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 every genius person has a bit of insanity.
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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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