Allyson Felix

American track and field athlete

Allyson Michelle Felix OLY (born November 18, 1985)[1] is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. She specialized in the 200 meters from 2003 to 2013, then gradually shifted to the 400 meters later in her career.

Quotes

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  • I think a have so much fear about speaking out or just having an opinion on something.
  • I wanna be the perfect
  • Motherhood is the thing that has touched me the most, really normalizing mothers in sport and women not having to choose between that part of life and staying in their professions
  • Becoming a mother and looking at my daughter and the world she’ll grow up in helped me find my voice and speak on some things I would’ve shied away from before.
  • We must see this clearly for what it is—a maternal health crisis. That is why we must continue to fight to protect the lives of every woman and every mother in our nation

References

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  1. Athlete Bio: Allyson Felix". USA Track & Field. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
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