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" One of my sayings is: look good, feel good, do good. "
Michelle Carter
Feel
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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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" 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. "
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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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" 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. "
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" I can't choose a favorite musician, because I love music so much that whatever/whomever I'm listening to at that moment is my favorite. "
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" Don't be afraid to try new things, because I just tried shot put not knowing my family history behind it, and trying it led me to the rest of my life. "
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" Of course, I can't wait until I get the medal and I can walk around the house and say, 'Daddy, I got you.' "
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" For some people, being bare-faced is wonderful. Others like a little bit of mascara and eyeliner. "
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" 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. "
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" My body had to mature, and my mind had to mature. I had to put these pieces together. "
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" Rio has been absolutely epic. I did leave my heart out there, and I wanted to do everybody proud. "
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" 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. "
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" I grew up in church. I don't know anything different. "
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" My dad never wanted to push what he did on us. It was more, for him, if you chose to do this, then we're going to do it, and we're going to get it right. It was, 'I know how to do it. I'm going to teach you how to do it because I want you to be good at it.' "
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" By the end of the day, I just want someone to feed me. "
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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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" My faith has always been part of my life. "
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