Allyson Felix Quotes - Page 3

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• I was a disruptive child.

  Allyson Felix

  Children, Disruptive

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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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  Expectations, Want, Able

  "Tha Tavis Smiley show", www.pbs.org. October 25, 2012.

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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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  Christian, Thinking, Proud

  "Exclusive: Allyson Felix, The Best to Ever Do It". Interview with Sylvia Snowden, www.ebony.com. September 13, 2016.

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• I've heard so many stories of young girls watching the Olympics and being inspired by it, and they want to do it now, and that's really cool.

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  Girl, Stories, Want

  "The Tavis Smiley show", www.pbs.org. October 25, 2012.

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• I grew up in a Christian home with amazing parents.

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  Christian, Home, Parent

  Interview with Mary Fairchild, www.thoughtco.com. March 24, 2017.

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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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  Mom, Opportunity, Able

  Source: www.ebony.com

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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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  Sports, Long, Feelings

  "Exclusive: Allyson Felix, The Best to Ever Do It". Interview with Sylvia Snowden, www.ebony.com. September 13, 2016.

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• For me, it's really important to be able to compete on the highest level.

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  Important, Levels, Able

  "Exclusive: Allyson Felix, The Best to Ever Do It". Interview with Sylvia Snowden, www.ebony.com. September 13, 2016.

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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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  Inspiration, Way, Florence

  Source: www.ebony.com

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• I don't feel that Shaunae Miller cheated me because she didn't break any rules or anything like that, but I do feel like it's a very difficult way to lose. Having worked so hard and I know that that was such a close race, it just kind of made it even harder to deal with defeat just because of how it was done. But I don't think that she had any ill intention by it or did it on purpose. I think it just kind of happened.

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  Thinking, Race, Done

  Source: www.ebony.com

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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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  Running, Athlete, School

  "Exclusive: Allyson Felix, The Best to Ever Do It". Interview with Sylvia Snowden, www.ebony.com. September 13, 2016.

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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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  Running, School, Knows

  "The Tavis Smiley show", www.pbs.org. October 25, 2012.

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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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  Running, Gold, Would Be

  "The Tavis Smiley show", www.pbs.org. October 25, 2012.

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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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  Sports, Moving, Different

  "The Tavis Smiley show", www.pbs.org. October 25, 2012.

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• What's really heavy on my heart is fighting physical inactivity.

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  Heart, Fighting, Heavy

  "The Tavis Smiley show", www.pbs.org. October 25, 2012.

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• I've got to make sure I'm keeping weight on.

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  Weight

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• My dad's a pastor and a seminary professor, my mom, she has such great faith.

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  Mom, Dad, Professors

  "Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. October 25, 2012.

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• I majored in elementary education, and I have a passion for kids.

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  Passion, Kids

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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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  Crazy, Exercise, Thinking

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• Right now I'd say my favorite fashion designer is Zac Posen.

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  Fashion, Designer, My Favorite

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• I'm really laid back but I still like to dress up sometimes.

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  Laid Back, Dresses, Sometimes

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• I love a great pair of jeans and a nice blouse.

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  Nice, Jeans, Pairs

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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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  Powerful, Thinking, People

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