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" It's like a dream come true, coming to the Olympic trails and leaving being the champion. "

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" The 200 is tragic! It's my favorite race, but it takes so much out of the body - and it's too much time to think. "

" My family is so weird. "

" The first thing I pack for meets is my makeup bag! "

" I feel like doing my makeup before a race is part of my uniform. I always come out with a hair scarf or a headband, and I try to wear a new one for each race. "

" There have been competitions where I got on the line and psyched myself out before I even let myself compete. I was thinking about the other competitors and not giving myself a fair chance. I had to shift to thinking, 'Just focus on yourself and doing what your coach has taught you to do.' "

" I love singing. I can't say it sounds good; it's just something I like doing. "

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" I don't really have a strict diet. I tend to keep the junk food out, but I tend to follow my cravings as well. I love the chips, the hot wings, fries. I tend to eat it all, to be honest. "

" I enjoy where I'm from. That's me. And my family never let me get far away. "

" I love NBA. I enjoy it, and I also really love the dominance that LeBron James brings to the court. "

" Making the Olympic team was the biggest thing I've ever accomplished. That was something I had to wait four years to accomplish. "

" I'm really blessed to have so many people supporting me. "

" My grandmother told me a long time ago, 'I don't care if you're sweeping a porch for a living.' She said, 'You need to do your best.' So I've lived by that every single day. "

" Your body can't get stronger or more powerful unless you're balanced. "

" We all have a story, and I wouldn't trade my story for anything. "

" My entire life, my grandmother told me I could do whatever I set my mind to. "

" I'm extremely content with my silver and bronze medals. But once I won the gold, I fell in love. "

" I always wanted to be a dentist! I thought I was going to be fixing teeth and making beautiful smiles. "

" Most people are like, 'Oh, you shouldn't eat steak. It's so heavy.' But I love steak the day before a meet. Or the day of. I try to get that red meat in, some extra energy. "

" Being a runner has brought me a lot of patience, and patience goes a long way in life. "

" I think the most important healthy habit is to rest. Eight hours... every night. "

" I learned always to follow your heart. "

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" I'm a simple, country, small-town girl at heart. I try and stick to the values that I learned as a child, and I lead my life as such. "

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" I think we all have moments when we struggle with motivation. "