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" Black Girl Magic means that I have the power to overcome anything. Especially when we're in a world where you're told that you can't do something or you're less than, I'm reminded that my ancestors have overcome so much. There's still so much work to be done, and I have the power to overcome it. "

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" If you are feeling good, you look good, you are confident about yourself, you are going to go out there, and you will rock it. "

Michelle Carter

Rock

Good

Look

" You need to have explosive power. So you need to have good agility to move your feet quick and be in the right place at the right time. So you have to be an overall athlete: you need to be in shape to be able to throw. "

" I just want to go out there and do my best. You can't argue with your best. "

Michelle Carter

Best

Want

" I never focus on trying to beat somebody. "

" We grew up listening to a variety of music, such as Gospel/Christian, R&B old/new school, jazz, blues, Mozart, Mary Poppins, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, just to name a few. I love opera, too - went to state in high school as a soloist. "

" I can walk in a room of people who may not know Christ and still be myself. And they can still see Christ in me even though they may not know who it is, but I know that they can see that in me and I'm carrying that with me. "

Michelle Carter

Walk

People

" In college, I would do my teammate's hair and their makeup sometimes. I did a friend's makeup at the 2008 Olympics, and she said, 'Have you ever considered taking classes?' For some reason, it had never crossed my mind. "

" Depending on how slow I move that day, weight training will take two to three hours. "

" I've matured - just growing up and learning more about my sport and more about myself. "

" I call him 'Daddy Coach.' He's taught me everything that he's known so I'm able to do what I'm able to do. "

Michelle Carter

Everything

Him

" I love what I do and know I'm good at it. It helps that I can get financial support along the way. "

" My first media interview was when I was a high school freshman and I was set to compete at state champs. The interview was the first occasion people had heard me on TV. When I watched back the recording on TV, I thought, 'Wow, is that what I sound like?' I didn't like the sound of my voice. "

" I'm in a sport where people don't look at us like women: they don't look at us like being girls or feminine. But I've been girly all my life, and so I couldn't separate... between the sport and being a woman. "

Michelle Carter

My Life

People

" After the 2012 Olympics, I returned to training, but unlike in previous years, my off-season weight gain didn't melt off as soon as I got back to my routine. I was tired, and my clothes weren't fitting. I'd been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, which means my thyroid is underactive, and that slows my metabolism. "

" I've been to three Olympics. I gave it my all. "

" Anything can happen. Everybody is working to be on that team and to win the Olympic Games. "

" I throw the shot put, people expect me to look like somebody named Helga and not put on make up to be considered serious about my sport. "

" It's cool because here everybody has the same goal. We're all competing for our countries. We're all coming down here to do our best. And we all are the best athletes in our own countries. "

" I was not aware of what my dad had accomplished. I grew up with him playing football. "

Michelle Carter

Football

Aware

" My goal is to beat you whether you're clean or dirty. "

" My family's so awesome. They help me be the person I can be. "

Michelle Carter

Person

Awesome

" Rio has been absolutely epic. I did leave my heart out there, and I wanted to do everybody proud. "

" My faith has always been part of my life. "

" At my first Olympics, I didn't have a contract, and I wasn't making any money. After my first Olympics, I was working at 24 Hour Fitness at the front desk. I would go to practice in the morning, run home, shower, grab some food and then go straight to work. I didn't get off of work until 10 or 11 o'clock at night. "

" Being a female athlete, sometimes your clothes don't fit right if you have a small waist and broad shoulders, or strong hips. And it's OK to embrace that. "

" Accepting your body and body image is very important, because there are images that are put out in the media and in your face every day that you need to look this certain kind of way, that it's gonna take you far in life. "

" One of my sayings is: look good, feel good, do good. "

" Fashion and beauty is a reflection of what's on the inside. And if you're genuine, they match up. The core of who you are will be the same. "

" My advice is try something you've never done before or maybe something that's not as popular. "

" The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, right? I always figure that as you experience life and things, you usually learn and pick up on things that you can do better. That's how I look at my career over time. "