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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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Allyson Felix
Age: 38
Born: 1985
Born: November 18
Athletics Competitor
Sprinter
Track And Field Athlete
LA
California
Allyson Michelle Felix
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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 want to run for eternal glory and track is great, but it's not what life is all about.
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I majored in elementary education, and I have a passion for kids.
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I'm always nervous. If I wasn't nervous, it would be weird. I get the same feeling at all the big races. It's part of the routine, and I accept it. It means I'm there and I'm ready.
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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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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 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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I focused solely on the sprints, dedicated my time there, got in the weight room, just really did everything I could to make sure I would be in the best position to run for gold.
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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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Being a role model is a privilege.
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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 definitely think I put more pressure on myself. I can be hard on myself and super-critical and very rarely satisfied or happy. I am my biggest critic.
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If I wasn't active and involved in different sports and just moving around, I wouldn't have even known that I had the potential to become an Olympian.
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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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For me, there's a lot of expectations and you want to be able to live up to them.
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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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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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Every moment is not great and sometimes those are the moments in which you learn the most.
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