Alison Felix
Appearances
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Yeah, that's right. I just went out for the team to meet people, but I came out for basketball before that. Gotcha. And very quickly, it was clear that that was not my gift.
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It happened pretty quickly. So I came out for the team in ninth grade. And then the first year after I graduated, I found myself in the Olympics. So it was kind of a whoop.
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I do. I definitely, I'm like talking to myself. I think some people are like hyping themselves up. For me, I am like technical thoughts. I'm like, okay, drive because you're talking about coming out of the blocks. Keep your head down. I just like to give myself a few cues so that I can make sure like I'm locked in and those are the things I need to be thinking about.
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At that point, I am. I have cues at each point of the race. I'm thinking what I need to be doing when I hit certain markers. But sometimes your mind can wander to a place that's not good. Sometimes in the 400, which is a race that I feel like is just way too long.
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Sometimes if I'm running that race, I might get to the 100 meters and I'll be like, oh my gosh, I'm already tired. Still freaking out. That's not good. Olympians are just like us.
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Sprinters are actually the slowest walkers ever. It's actual, so I don't know. Yeah, we don't like to go fast anywhere else but on the track. Wow. That's pretty good. Olympians, just like us.
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I wish I could do this in the Olympics. A? Yes, that's correct.