Allyson Felix

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340 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 29 Apr

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IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson · Come Back for Greatness with Allyson and Wes Felix · 29 Apr 2026 podcast

I was... I had done really well in high school.

Wes, just jump in because she's not going to do it.

Yeah.

It was a really big decision because, yeah, that wasn't happening in track and field.

And the biggest factor was that the Olympic Games were going to be the next year.

And Wes was already at USC.

And so I had this front row seat watching him compete and seeing what it actually looked like.

And he had, you know, it was all about the NCAAs.

And so he was all about the point system.

And so he would have a lot of events.

And, you know, if you wanted to do well at the Olympics, that was fine, but that was not going to be the primary goal.

And so in really getting to talk to him and his experience, um,

It was like if I really wanted to take it seriously to try to make the Olympic team, my best bet was going to be able to just solely focus on that and not run for the team.

And I know, you know, I would have wanted to be a team player and have done all the things.

And so that was really what it came down to was could I focus, you know, solely on trying to make the Olympic team.

And it was a really it was it was a decision that was really criticized a lot.

And of course, we didn't have social media like we have now.

But I heard it and it was really hard.

But my family, they supported me.

And yeah, I think I made the right decision for what my goals were.

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