Allyson Felix Launches New Athletic Footwear Brand for Women After Nike Told Her to Know Her Place

She’s building an empire!

Allyson Felix launched a new athletic footwear brand for women, proving to Nike executives that she knows exactly where her “place” is, Yahoo! Sports reports.

Felix burst onto the scene nearly 20 years ago, a high school superstar from California who went on to win a World Championships silver medal at just 18 years old. Today, she is widely respected as the most decorated woman in American track and field history, holding nine Olympic medals, breaking Usain Bolt’s record for most won gold medals in world championships, recently qualifying for her fifth Olympics at 35-years-old.  FOR MORE