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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.

Allyson Felix

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Allyson Felix
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: November 18
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I myself am frustrated in just where sports are at. It's a hard thing when you're out there working every day, and you know that someone else is cheating and they may not necessarily get caught.
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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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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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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 think I'm a person who is proud of my [Christian] faith and where I come from.
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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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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 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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My mom always has this amazing ability to always see the best in a situation.
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I don't have a sprinter's body.
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My faith inspires me so much. It is the very reason that I run. I feel that my running is completely a gift from God and it is my responsibility to use it to glorify him.
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I was a disruptive child.
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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 majored in elementary education, and I have a passion for kids.
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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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For me, it's really important to be able to compete on the highest level.
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