Michelle Carter Quotes

American - Athlete Born: October 12, 1985

If you are feeling good, you look good, you are confident about yourself, you are going to go out there, and you will rock it. Michelle Carter

Good, Yourself, You, Confident, Rock, Go

The best piece of advice my father gave me was to always work hard. One thing he instilled: Proper preparation prevents poor performances. Michelle Carter

Work, Father, Best, Me, Preparation

Winning a gold medal means you're the best in the world at that time. Michelle Carter

Best, Time, Winning, World, You, Gold

One of my sayings is: look good, feel good, do good. Michelle Carter

Good, Look, Feel Good, Feel, Sayings

Learning disabilities do not go away, but you learn how to adapt. You may have to work a little bit harder; it may take a long time. You just may do it differently - but you can do it. Michelle Carter

Work, Learning, Time, You, You Can Do It

You need to have explosive power. So you need to have good agility to move your feet quick and be in the right place at the right time. So you have to be an overall athlete: you need to be in shape to be able to throw. Michelle Carter

Good, Time, Power, You, Feet, Place

It means a lot that my peers think so much of me that they would pick me to be their team leader. Michelle Carter

Leader, Me, Team, Think, Peers, Much

Fashion and beauty is a reflection of what's on the inside. And if you're genuine, they match up. The core of who you are will be the same. Michelle Carter

Beauty, Reflection, Fashion, You, Will

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, right? I always figure that as you experience life and things, you usually learn and pick up on things that you can do better. That's how I look at my career over time. Michelle Carter

Life, Time, Experience, Better, Doing

I have to have my lashes. For me, it all sets the tone: I'm getting ready to go to work. Michelle Carter

Work, Me, Go, Ready, Lashes, Tone

Accepting your body and body image is very important, because there are images that are put out in the media and in your face every day that you need to look this certain kind of way, that it's gonna take you far in life. Michelle Carter

Life, Day, Face, You, Media, Body

I know that God is intentional with everything that He brings to me and what He does for me. I'm not here just to be here. God made me intentionally! He created me on purpose, for a reason! To throw the shot put for sure. That's one of the things I am created to do. Michelle Carter

God, I Am, Me, Purpose, Know, Reason

Athletes can not look the same and be great in their individual sport. The example I like to use is Gabby Douglas. She could not flip in the air if she was built like me, but then Gabby Douglas couldn't throw the shot put. I was built like this because I was made to throw the shot put. Michelle Carter

Great, Me, Look, She, Air, Individual

I just want to go out there and do my best. You can't argue with your best. Michelle Carter

Best, You, Go, Want, Just, Out

I love hair, I love make up, I love fashion, and I love throwing the shot put. Michelle Carter

Love, Hair, Fashion, Up, Make, Shot

I've matured - just growing up and learning more about my sport and more about myself. Michelle Carter

Learning, Myself, Growing Up, Growing

I learn how to put myself in situations at practice that cause me to zone in on what I'm trying to accomplish at meets. I try to make my practice surrounding as close to competition pressure to focus on what I need to do on the big stage. Michelle Carter

Myself, Competition, Me, Focus, Practice

At my first Olympics, I didn't have a contract, and I wasn't making any money. After my first Olympics, I was working at 24 Hour Fitness at the front desk. I would go to practice in the morning, run home, shower, grab some food and then go straight to work. I didn't get off of work until 10 or 11 o'clock at night. Michelle Carter

Work, Morning, Home, Food, Fitness, Run

I love what I do and know I'm good at it. It helps that I can get financial support along the way. Michelle Carter

Love, Good, Support, I Can, Financial

I'm in a sport where people don't look at us like women: they don't look at us like being girls or feminine. But I've been girly all my life, and so I couldn't separate... between the sport and being a woman. Michelle Carter

Life, Women, Woman, People, My Life, Us

I just encourage young girls to be true to themselves. Michelle Carter

True, Young, Be True, Just, Encourage

I think it's important to do whatever makes you feel your best. Michelle Carter

Best, Think, You, Feel, Important, Your

For some people, being bare-faced is wonderful. Others like a little bit of mascara and eyeliner. Michelle Carter

People, Some People, Others, Wonderful

In college, I would do my teammate's hair and their makeup sometimes. I did a friend's makeup at the 2008 Olympics, and she said, 'Have you ever considered taking classes?' For some reason, it had never crossed my mind. Michelle Carter

Friend, Hair, Mind, Makeup, College, You

Being a female athlete, sometimes your clothes don't fit right if you have a small waist and broad shoulders, or strong hips. And it's OK to embrace that. Michelle Carter

Small, Strong, You, Clothes, Athlete, OK

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. Michelle Carter

Best, Great, Together, Win, Gold, Out

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