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" I've matured - just growing up and learning more about my sport and more about myself. "
Michelle Carter
Growing
Growing Up
Learning
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" 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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" I can secretly sing. But I am extremely shy when it comes to singing in public. "
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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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Feet
Time
" 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. "
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Me
Walk
People
" The parents say, 'Can you talk to my daughter and say that it's OK? That she can have muscles?' They'll say, 'I show her pictures of you so they can know she's good at what she does but still looks like a girl. She wears dresses.' It releases people to be whoever they want to be in the sport. "
Michelle Carter
Parents
Daughter
Girl
" After a lifetime of feeling at home in my plus-size body, I was a 27-year-old having self-esteem issues. Clothes shopping stopped being fun and became a chore; I couldn't wear the curve-showing styles I loved without Spanx - and I worried that my new body would affect my training. "
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New
Home
Fun
" 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
" Some people are meant to be bigger, and that's okay. Because if everybody was built the same, it would be a little boring. We enjoy the differences in each other, and I think that's what makes all of us beautiful. "
Michelle Carter
Think
Boring
Enjoy
" For a couple of years, being professional, I kind of questioned myself. Should I wear my false lashes or take the time I want to take so I can feel good when I go out on the field? Because nobody else was really doing that. And I thought, No: I'm not going to change what I believe I should look like to fit anybody else's standards. "
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Thought
Time
Myself
" What I would tell a kid with ADHD and dyslexia or someone who struggles with anything in life is this: 'When you put your mind to it, you can do anything.' "
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Someone
You
Struggles
" I just encourage young girls to be true to themselves. "
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True
Just
Encourage
" 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. "
Michelle Carter
Myself
Competition
Focus
" Even though I was dealing with all of these health issues, I was still doing well during my season. It wasn't the best season, but it was consistent. And I figured if I could be this consistent when I'm not my best, what happens when I get better, where could I be? So I wanted to see what I would be like on the other side. "
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Better
Health
Best
" 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
Us
" I love what I do and know I'm good at it. It helps that I can get financial support along the way. "
Michelle Carter
Know
Support
Financial
" 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. "
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Time
Together
Bell
" My mom called me 'Stinky Binky' as a toddler, and I started to refer to myself as, 'I'm Binkie.' "
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Refer
Toddler
Started
" I've been to three Olympics. I gave it my all. "
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Been
Three
Olympics
" You have to grow up, and you learn things along the way. "
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Grow Up
Learn
Grow
" For some people, being bare-faced is wonderful. Others like a little bit of mascara and eyeliner. "
Michelle Carter
Some People
People
Others
" One of my sayings is: look good, feel good, do good. "
Michelle Carter
Feel
Feel Good
Good
" My faith has always been part of my life. "
Michelle Carter
Life
Part
My Life
" 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. "
Michelle Carter
Sometimes
Strong
Small
" I can actually dress up or bring my femininity in and bring my own flair and my own stout - and still be great at what I do. We're created different to be unique! "
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I Can
Dress
Great
" 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. "
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You
Will
Beauty
" My family's so awesome. They help me be the person I can be. "
Michelle Carter
Me
Person
Awesome
" You have 15-20 years of work for that one throw, that one moment. And I was like, 'Okay, Lord, this is it - you told me I had the victory. So this is the time to show me'. And I'm going to give it all I have because this is my last throw in the Olympics. "
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Moment
You
Me
" My goal is to peak big in Rio because my goal is to win gold. "
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Gold
Goal
Because
" I was not aware of what my dad had accomplished. I grew up with him playing football. "
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Up
Football
Aware