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For Me, My Faith Is The Reason I Run. I Definitely Feel I Have This Amazing Gift That God Has Blessed Me With, And It's All About Using It To The Best Of My Ability.

It Was All Kind Of A Whirlwind At The Beginning. I Didn't Really Realize That I Had A Special Gift From God. It Was Probably Towards The End Of High School In My Senior Year When Things Really Started To Come Together And I Realized That I Had More Potential And That I Could Do This As A Career And That The Olympics Were A Possibility.

Before A Race, I Block Out What's Going On In The Stadium. It's Different For Everyone. But For Me, I've Always Been Able To Block It Out. For A Sprint Race, It's Important Not To Get Distracted.

My Mom Is Great And I Make Sure That We Pray Together Before Every Race. She Helps Me Put Everything In Perspective And Remind Me Of The Real Reason I Run.

I Had Worked So Hard; That Was My Opportunity. And My Mom Was Just Able To Turn It Around For Me. She Helped Me To Be Able To See The Other Side Of Things And That This Is Not The End For Me.