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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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It Was All Kind Of A Whirlwind

Allyson Felix
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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