Allyson Felix Quotes

You have perspective when little people come into your life. You take the best things you have and let them overshadow your disappointment.

Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure.

From this day on, I refuse to let anyone bring me to a point where I can't take a horrible situation and spin it into something beneficial. I will never let anyone make me feel anything I don't want to feel again or rob me of the passions that make me who I am.

In all circumstances, I always look for the light and build around it, with little memory of pain.

Every negative is a positive. The bad things that happen to me, I somehow make them good. That means you can't do anything to hurt me.

We all have unfair situations and things we don't like. You can get bitter, discouraged and sour, or you can see it as fertilizer and say, “ This difficulty is not going to defeat me; it's going to promote me. It's not going to hinder me; it's going to help me.” Don't just go through it, grow through it.

Every positive thing in your life represents a single unique blessing. Every negative thing in your life has the opportunity to become a double blessing. For when you turn a negative into a positive, you gain twice. You are no longer burdened with the negative situation, and in addition to that you are strengthened by a new positive force.

So many people grew up with challenges, as I did. There weren't always happy things happening to me or around me. But when you look at the core of goodness within yourself - at the optimism and hope - you realize it comes from the environment you grew up in.

I think it's an amazing quality to be able to roll with the punches and not be totally ruined as a person because life's been rough for you. That's a really admirable way to go through your life.

I'm taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive.

Faith that it's not always in your hands or things don't always go the way you planned, but you have to have faith that there is a plan for you, and you must follow your heart and believe in yourself no matter what.

Suffer not thy wrongs to shroud thy fate, But turn, my soul, to blessings which remain.

Life has its ups and downs, but you can only look forward.

Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.

We all have life storms, and when we get the rough times and we recover from them, we should celebrate that we got through it. No matter how bad it may seem, there's always something beautiful that you can find.

Because of my faith and my imagination, I was able to enjoy my childhood, even though it was tough.

If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.

People say I've had a difficult time in life. I think I've had an exciting time in life.

The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.

I'm not this callous clown walking around laughing at life all the time. I've had some serious, serious problems in my life. But I've come out with a smile.

I'm a fighter and not a victim. Think of yourself and make the most of life.

I learned that you go through things, you deal with them and that's what empowers you and ultimately makes you a happy person.

I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given.

I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.

I'm not the type of person to live in fear. I think positively.