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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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Sprinter
Track And Field Athlete
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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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Competing at the Olympics is the pinnacle of your career. Everything is amplified, and you feel so proud to represent your country. You're there with athletes from all over the world. Everyone is coming together, putting differences aside.
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I am a sprinter, and I love to go fast. It's very difficult for me to be patient and follow a race strategy or conserve energy.
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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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