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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

Keep truly believing in yourself. IRL

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 months

Forward 🙏🏾

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Nia Ali

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4 years

The 400 is no joke man. You can watch it and get lactic.

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Nia Ali

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2 years

André De Grasse

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Nia Ali

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1 year

USA Team Captain, what an honor 🥹🫶🏾🇺🇸

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Nia Ali

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2 years

Today was a tough break to say the least. A part of my story nonetheless. It’s important to embrace the good, ugly and in between. Incredibly grateful for the opportunity to still be competing at this level and looking forward to moving on from here.

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Nia Ali

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1 year

Thank you Lord!!!! First U.S. Title after so many appearances. We are headed to Budapest 📍🙏🏾

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

Love how people like @realshellyannfp are so approachable in this sport for real life advice. Some years ago I was honored when she reached out to me and what she doesn’t know is she opened up the doors for me to reach out ever since because I’m a huge fan of her grace and will.

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Nia Ali

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5 years

🗣THANK YOU GOD, YOU ARE TOO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

Poland it’s been real, next up Budapest and Monaco 🙏🏾🥰

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

I hurdled today

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 months

I don’t care if I gotta take up breakdancing for LA2028 to lead my team to victory I gotta make a comeback in the Ali-De Grasse household

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

4 ladies ran under the meet record yesterday. The meet record was 12.42. 4 Ladies from USA ran under 12.42 in a Diamond League Event. How do we request more championship team spots because 😮‍💨

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

Olympic medals going off in your bag through TSA will forever be one of the most underrated flexes

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Nia Ali

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2 months

My man my man my man 🔔

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 months

Me to Canada this morning doing research as a last ditch effort

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

Let’s stop taking people’s absence so personally. Sometimes what they are going through requires isolation. It’s not even about you.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

PSA!God would not have made women to have babies if it was meant to set us back. It makes us stronger!It fuels our purpose There’s nothing WEAK about having a baby, so what makes any one person think we won’t “make it through it” and succeed? So “impressed” sure, but SUPRISED?NO

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

Is it safe to come back to social media, the predictions were 😰

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

HURDLERS, Coaches of hurdlers, friends of hurdlers...PLEASE SHARE THE HURDLES PLEASE SHARE THE HURDLES PLEASE SHARE THE GOD GIVEN HURDLES! No one wants to be in the middle of their warm up with you standing guard waiting 40 min for your athlete to occupy them! Thank you 😊

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

My little baby Bloom 🥹

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1 year

👍 @ItsPooda ❤️ #USATFOutdoors

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

That success hit different when nobody believed in you.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 months

4th…DAMN

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

Two years in a row ❤️‍🩹 God is up to something Big.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

Tbh, I feel the most joy that I was able to give my youngest son his moment in the spotlight. I fell last year and crazy to say I felt like I failed him. I didn’t want him to ever google me and not see his photo next to me. My children and family are my everything.Bigger than me!

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 months

Me to my son: Thanks Bub for joining me for breakfast this morning, made me feel better after failing to make the Olympic team. Him: You’re welcome. I know it sucks Me: Sucks major, but who knows maybe I’ll win something bigger. Him: I don’t think there is anything bigger🤷🏽

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Nia Ali

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1 year

To all the mother’s out there… I hope you know…YOU ARE THE SHIT!

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 months

Body finally healing from the hiccup at trials and I’m grateful to be able to line up tomorrow in Hengelo. #KeepFighting

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

Child 1:Mommy how did you get famous? Me: I’m not famous but we did well at the Olympics and Worlds so some people know us Child 2: Remember when you fell? Me: Lol YES Child 1: Yea what place did you get? You got LEFT Child 2: She probably got 3rd Child 1: Or Last! No medal 🫠

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

Still Proud

Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

If you were looking for a sign, here it is! #BigTip Prada You! 💙

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

To everyone reaching out to me throughout the past couple of days and extending your support I’m forever grateful. My family, friends, training partners, my team, those who I’ve yet to meet, and those I’ve seen in passing. I see you and I appreciate you.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

Can we add a mixed shuttle hurdle relay into the major championships? Give us short hurdlers some other events to run 😭

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

Imagine making an impossible decision to compete and being stripped of your ability to do just that, not only for the Olympics...but for 5 years. There’s a deeper conversation here than the one we are having. A deeper injustice than most are willing to admit. #IStandWithBrianna

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

“I’m a… (inserts fastest time)runner”…You are not your PB! You are what you run consistently

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

Good afternoon to everyone but the rules are rules people

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

My son was a pandemic baby and stayed home with a Chinese au pair all day while we trained so his first language is mandarin/Cantonese. Now he’s in school part time and he won’t speak because they’re speaking English 😭

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 months

I am down bad in my household on medals now. Next year gotta be mine 😤😂

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 months

Thank you everyone for the supportive messages, I’ve been reading through them all. I’ll be racing again 7/7 and 7/9. Details later 🫶🏾

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 months

Andre is flag bearer ! ❤️‍🔥

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

4 months

I have 3 kids,a man and myself… keeping up our schedules is hard enough. Anti-doping please stop disrupting my already busy schedule to come outside of my slot!!!!!! I should not have to leave the movie theater or have you ride in my car to sit in the school line to get my kids

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

He said “What does a sprinter eat before the race?…Nothing, they fast” 😂 that was a good jawn

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

Flew into trials the day before the race because I didn’t want to miss my daughters actual birthday. After running my rounds I hopped on a red eye back for her birthday party on Sunday all for it to set in mid flight that I forgot to order her cake 🥺 Lord help me

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

Shoutout to everyone struggling in silence and letting people think what they want about them. Having that type of silence and waiting for your “This is it” moment, being the only one knowing what you’ve been through and going through is the ultimate strength. Salute

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

God is so good! All Glory to God 🙏🏾

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

You can be 100% physically fit but if your mental is lacking and there’s even an ounce of doubt, you could miss your blessing

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

Not gonna lie that mixed 2x2x400 was definitely a show stopper of a race. That was so fun to watch. A fave of the World Relays!

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

I talk to God everyday, that’s my bestie

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

Ready to watch @realshellyannfp ! So many people don’t know how quickly fast twitch muscles leave during pregnancy and how seldom they return let alone the amount of work you have to do to train your “new body”. Yet she’s knocking at the door of her PB🔥

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

Little miss traumatized by her World Championship fall

Simone Biles

@Simone_Biles

2 years

little miss traumatized by her olympic experience

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

I really would like to thank my coach @tracnut for working so diligently day in and out to leave no stones unturned. I made the decision to join him this year and trust that he’d live up to his @ name and I’ve gotta say, I think I’m pretty convinced. Great year, new beginnings.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

“I got too much on the line, too much on my mind, too much ain’t enough for my plans. Nike don’t pay me to tell you “Just do it” they pay me to show you I’ll do it again” 🙏🏾

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

24 days

I’ve been at a low not racing right now but everyday that I’ve been home my children have been saying “this is literally the best day ever” and nothing quite tops that

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

I could never feel down for long. I just started my 11th season as a Professional Athlete and my third child turns 1 tomorrow. Feeling incredibly BLESSED 🙏🏾 Thank you God!

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

My reign in the house is over ! Now I’m back to being Andre’s plus 1. That’s just grand 😂

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

4 years

I’d rather be wealthy with 1 follower than to be famous and broke

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

Another great race for me today. Slowly putting it together. All glory to God! 12.41 for 2nd in Budapest 🙏🏾

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

Yesterday is yesterday. Time to shake back.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

Every mistake I make in competition makes me that much more excited to get back to training. I love having room for improvement.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

Truly appreciate the outpouring of support from everyone. Thank you sincerely 🫶🏾

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

5/5 100mh live on Peacock 12:48 EST

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

🙏🏾🙏🏾😅

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

8 months

7.89 Opener here in Kazakhstan today, my season is officially underway…again 🥹😭

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

Being a professional track athlete my son has to understand how much it burns me up to see him on the basketball court running like Goku. He actually runs fast doing it too which burns me even more because come on son, please pump your arms. Then he laughs 😭

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

To the Nice older man in my community who shouted to me “You’re moving at a nice pace!!”today during my torturous run in the brutal heat. I kept going because of you. Thank you.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

Women’s 10k is really one of my favorite races to watch

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

4 years

College was legit the best years of my life. Nothing like that broke college fun man.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

Babe smoked it for sure

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

GOAT her 👑 Shelly !

Wanda Diamond League

@Diamond_League

3 years

"For far too long a lot of women have put off things that they want to accomplish because of the opinions of other people." Eight-time Olympic medallist and mum @realshellyannfp is proud to inspire other women to make their own choices. #DiamondLeague #EugeneDL 🇺🇸

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

Thank you Lord for giving me this stage to glorify your name.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

I went here during the wrong time

USC Track & Field / XC

@USC_Track_Field

3 years

Unwrapping our NCAA gifts 🎁 So excited to receive new virtual reality headsets!

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

Try not to become uninspired. Everyday you wake up is an opportunity to set a new goal and go get it! If you wake up, you aren’t finished yet.

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@ItsPooda

1 year

Not when I just ran 12.53 😤😂 I felt good too that’s crazy

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

While everyone was dropping times last year I was pregnant. A couple of months ago I was a sitting duck dealing with every injury under the sun and unable to train after opening my season in one of my fastest openers I was sidelined for weeks.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 months

Let’s have some fun today ! #JamaicaInvitational

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@ItsPooda

5 years

I’m so happy to be able to inspire so many people. All I wanted was for God to use me for good and hearing these stories mean so much.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

4 months

I have my bags now, a good 7 hours of sleep at last, and headed to Taiwan for some more racing. Spirits are high, thank you all 🫶🏾🩷

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

God is out here moving mountains for some of you and you can’t appreciate it because you are too busy focused on the mountains he’s moving for someone else.

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@ItsPooda

5 years

Shooting with @TeamUSA

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@ItsPooda

3 years

Bracy said put me in pre then went 9.85, iktr !

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

Cherry has a big future ahead of him. He has heart! Just missing the podium, damn

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

This is such an exciting pole vault competition

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

Like…insanity !

RoriDunk

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1 year

Nia Alia led an American 1,2,3,4 sweep of the 100mh in Monaco! She ran a new personal best of 12.30 with the other three ladies running 12.39 or better 😳 The short hurdles isn't an event that's holding back in 2023!

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

Can’t share your dreams with everyone. Most people pray on your downfall because they think they can’t do it so they don’t want you to succeed.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

Just landed on US Soil for the first time in months and home in Philly! *Turns on instagram close friends* What it do baybeeee!

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

Damn I really have practice again in 24 hours 🥲

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@ItsPooda

1 year

My champion 😍💙

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@ItsPooda

4 years

If you doubt me now, I don’t want to hear how you “knew I would” when it happens.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

All Glory to God! My plan was only to race twice this indoor season. Ended up coming overseas for the final tour meets and Finished my indoor season with two SBs. Incredibly grateful to be healthy and headed in the right direction. God’s Plan NOT mine!🙏🏾

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

My hamstrings are screaming “Andyyyyy” (my Physio) ! 2 PBs in one day. Wow. Ouch.

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 years

And again...People are out here dying of depression and can’t tell nobody because y’all gossip about them instead of helping

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

8 months

Split screen, not on live television and 2 WR! Y’all so wrong for this

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

3 years

Man when my son said “you think you famous but you not” I wanted to put him on punishment. Why he have to do me like that?

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

I’m proud of me. I came out here against all odds this first half of my tour and made lemons. Can’t wait until I can make lemonade. #GodsWill

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

Alexis a dog!

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

1 year

I hate when people text me and ask “How’d you do?” Like stop being lazy and go look up the results

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

4 years

It’s so important to have good people in your corner

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

5 months

Don’t let this be taken out of context but I hope my kids are less humble than me. Because like…talk your shit. Don’t let anyone not allow you to fill the space in a room you deserve. Nobody gives a damn in the end anyway

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

My daughter came downstairs this morning saying she wanted to finish watching Serena like it was a tv series. I told her the match is finished. She started crying then went to her tennis practice today and played like a savage 😂 *respect nod*

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Nia Ali

@ItsPooda

2 years

If you run the 4 and the 8 I salute you in the biggest way because idk what I’d do if lactic was on a daily

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