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" I pretty much eat at home all the time, so it's either eggs and sausage, scrambled together, throw some cheese on it, or some bell peppers and onions. "
Michelle Carter
Time
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Bell
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" Winning a gold medal means you're the best in the world at that time. "
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Best
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" Everybody wants to come out and win the gold, and sometimes it takes a personal best, sometimes it doesn't. But to be able to have all those pieces come together, it's a great feeling. "
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" 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. "
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" I love hair, I love make up, I love fashion, and I love throwing the shot put. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" My mom called me 'Stinky Binky' as a toddler, and I started to refer to myself as, 'I'm Binkie.' "
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" One of my sayings is: look good, feel good, do good. "
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" Understanding how to compete better has really made a difference. "
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Better
" I was not aware of what my dad had accomplished. I grew up with him playing football. "
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Aware
" I never focus on trying to beat somebody. "
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Trying
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" I love what I do and know I'm good at it. It helps that I can get financial support along the way. "
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" The night before, I'll lay out the makeup I want to put on: a brow filler, a lipstick - there's a NYX red one that looks great with those Team USA uniforms - and my lashes. "
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Makeup
Great
Want
" My very first sport was soccer. I used to play in goal, but after I was hit the face with the ball a couple of times, I was done with soccer. "
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Done
Play
Soccer
" You have to understand, everyone's body was built to do something. I was built to do something, and that's how I was built. I think the world is realizing we were promoting one body type, and there have always been many. "
Michelle Carter
World
You
Body
" 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. "
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Tired
Back
Clothes
" My advice is try something you've never done before or maybe something that's not as popular. "
Michelle Carter
Done
Try
Advice
" I just want to go out there and do my best. You can't argue with your best. "
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Best
Go
Want
" Rio has been absolutely epic. I did leave my heart out there, and I wanted to do everybody proud. "
Michelle Carter
Epic
Proud
Out
" Learning disabilities do not go away, but you learn how to adapt. You may have to work a little bit harder; it may take a long time. You just may do it differently - but you can do it. "
Michelle Carter
You
Work
You Can Do It
" I learn how to put myself in situations at practice that cause me to zone in on what I'm trying to accomplish at meets. I try to make my practice surrounding as close to competition pressure to focus on what I need to do on the big stage. "
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Myself
Competition
Focus
" For some people, being bare-faced is wonderful. Others like a little bit of mascara and eyeliner. "
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Some People
People
Others
" 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. "
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Face
Life
Day
" We have to be ready to share our faith in Christ. "
Michelle Carter
Faith
Ready
Share
" I've matured - just growing up and learning more about my sport and more about myself. "
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Growing
Growing Up
Learning
" 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. "
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Rock
Good
Look
" Athletes can not look the same and be great in their individual sport. The example I like to use is Gabby Douglas. She could not flip in the air if she was built like me, but then Gabby Douglas couldn't throw the shot put. I was built like this because I was made to throw the shot put. "
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She
Like
Me
" I can secretly sing. But I am extremely shy when it comes to singing in public. "
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I Can
I Am
Singing
" I just encourage young girls to be true to themselves. "
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True
Just
Encourage