Jackie Joyner-Kersee quotes - page 2

I learned to listen and listen very well. It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well. (Jackie Joyner-Kersee)
I might attempt Zumba. I haven't yet, but I thought it would be a lot of fun and different. View quote
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The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation. View quote
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Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal. View quote
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Even at 10 or 12, I was a hot, fast little cheerleader. View quote
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When I was in elementary school, we weren't allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. By junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back after 6:30 p.m. to practice because there was only one gymnasium and the boys used it first. View quote
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The London games mark the 24th anniversary of my winning two golds and setting the world record in the heptathlon. Someone is going to want it; records are made to be broken - it's only a matter of time. I hope mine will outlive me. View quote
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Competing in both track and field and basketball for the Bruins I have a lot of great memories to choose from. But my all-time favorite moment in collegiate sports has to be in 1982 when we won UCLA's first NCAA title in track. View quote
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I really do miss playing basketball. I don't play a lot of pick-up games. But I do like using basketball as a form of cross training. View quote
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I'm always challenged by someone. View quote
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People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit. (Jackie Joyner-Kersee)
I do not take steroids. I never have. It's sad to me that people want to point fingers. I don't do that. That's not me. I wouldn't feel like a human being. View quote
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I'm a realist and I always have been. View quote
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I'm not shy. I'm modest, but I'm very outgoing. View quote
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What people need to know is that asthma isn't a minor 'wheeze-disease.' It kills over five thousand people in America every year, and I could've been one of them. View quote
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