Allyson Felix Quotes
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For me, my faith is the reason I run. I definitely feel I have this amazing gift that God has blessed me with, and it's all about using it to the best of my ability.
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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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Try to think of working out and healthy eating as a lifestyle. Rather than go on a diet or try a crazy exercise routine, try making them something you do every day.
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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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Being a role model is a privilege.
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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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There are moments that aren't great. And I think it's amazing for people to be able to have some insight, to be able to see the support system and what really happens.
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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 think every genius person has a bit of insanity.
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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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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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I had worked so hard; that was my opportunity. And my mom was just able to turn it around for me. She helped me to be able to see the other side of things and that this is not the end for me.
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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'm just competitive. It doesn't matter what it is. I want to win.
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The most important lesson that I have learned is to trust God in every circumstance. Lots of times we go through different trials and following God's plan seems like it doesn't make any sense at all. God is always in control and he will never leave us.
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Philippians 1:21 is very special to me because it helps to keep my life centered.
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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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For me, it's really important to be able to compete on the highest level.
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My mom always has this amazing ability to always see the best in a situation. In that moment [when finished 2nd in the 200 meter race in the 2008 Olympic games] I was just completely devastated. I mean, I had worked so hard; that was my opportunity. And she was just able to turn it around for me. She helped me to be able to see the other side of things and that this is not the end for me. She's just an amazing supporter and an encouraging person and she has a unique ability to do that. And so those are the kind of things she said to me in that moment and over the next four years. When things get tough, she's always been my strength.
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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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For me, there's a lot of expectations and you want to be able to live up to them.
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There was a race that I was running in Mexico City and I was the only high school athlete running against grown women. It was a professional race, but I ended up winning. That was kind of a turning point for me where I felt like, "Okay, I'm pretty good at this and there's a possibility for this to be a career for me." That was a defining moment for me.
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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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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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I have learned that track doesn't define me. My faith defines me. I'm running because I have been blessed with a gift.
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Most people don't think about plyometrics when they think about powerful strength. But I do lots of them to build mine.
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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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Jackie Joyner-Kersee is actually someone I have a personal relationship with and who continues to do amazing things in her community. I continue to be inspired by her. If I can emulate myself after someone it's her and I just hope to have that effect on my community and continue to go on to do things like she has.
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I was a disruptive child.
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