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I was a disruptive child.
I don't have a sprinter's body.
Being a role model is a privilege.
I've got to make sure I'm keeping weight on.
I love a great pair of jeans and a nice blouse.
I always want to give more than I gave yesterday.
I think every genius person has a bit of insanity.
I grew up in a Christian home with amazing parents.
Right now I'd say my favorite fashion designer is Zac Posen.
I'm really laid back but I still like to dress up sometimes.
I'm an athlete who's very determined and I understand sacrifice.
What's really heavy on my heart is fighting physical inactivity.
I majored in elementary education, and I have a passion for kids.
I'm just competitive. It doesn't matter what it is. I want to win.
For me, it's really important to be able to compete on the highest level.
I never let track define me. That's something that's really important to me.
I'm passionate about my sport and grateful that I get to do it for a living.
My mom always has this amazing ability to always see the best in a situation.
My dad's a pastor and a seminary professor, my mom, she has such great faith.
My dad's a pastor and a seminary professor; my mom, she has such great faith.
I think I'm a person who is proud of my [Christian] faith and where I come from.
Philippians 1:21 is very special to me because it helps to keep my life centered.
For me, there's a lot of expectations and you want to be able to live up to them.
Everyone sees the glory moments, but they don't see what happens behind the scenes.
I want to run for eternal glory and track is great, but it's not what life is all about.
Every moment is not great and sometimes those are the moments in which you learn the most.
My speed is a gift from God, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, it all comes from him.
I love the relays. Track is such an individual sport, so it's fun to do something together.
I spend around three hours on the track and two hours in the weight room, five or six days a week.
As you get older, there are going to be a few more challenges, but thankfully I'm still feeling good.
I am a big believer in visualization. I run through my races mentally so that I feel even more prepared.
I think it's very important, even if you're not in organized sports, but just to be active, to be healthy.
I grew up in my mom's third grade classroom and always helping her, and I also got a passion for kids that way.
I think that kids aren't even exploring the option of sports anymore, and they don't even know what they could do.
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.
I have learned that track doesn't define me. My faith defines me. I'm running because I have been blessed with a gift.
Most people don't think about plyometrics when they think about powerful strength. But I do lots of them to build mine.
You know, I love wearing heels. I wish I could wear them all the time, but, you know, my sport doesn't really permit it.
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.
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.
I always look back to my first Olympic medal in 2004 in Athens. I was very new to the sport, and it was my first big win at the Olympics.
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.
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.
The pressure is hard. You get - the world is only watching every four years, and I think lots of people feel like they have to win in that time frame.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.