Jackie Joyner-KerseeGirls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals.353Truth
Jackie Joyner-KerseeOnce I leave this earth, I know I've done something that will continue to help others.375Death
Jackie Joyner-KerseeAsk any athlete: We all hurt at times. I'm asking my body to go through seven different tasks. To ask it not to ache would be too much.331Time
Jackie Joyner-KerseeI love track and field, but I also know the day will come when I will have to do something else.365Love
Jackie Joyner-KerseeWhat 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.376Humanity
Jackie Joyner-KerseeWe live in a world where sports have the potential to bridge the gap between racism, sexism and discrimination. The 2012 Olympic Games was a great start but hopefully what these g… ▶334Hope
Jackie Joyner-KerseeGive back in some way. Always be thoughtful of others. ✨ Five minutes with Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Interview With Julie Deardorff, www.chicagotribune.com. May 2, 2012.367Thought
Jackie Joyner-KerseeAs you grow older and young people come up to you with their history books, you realize that some of the things I have been able to do have been impactful. But for me, I try to ke… ▶335HumanityReading
Jackie Joyner-KerseeMy passion for giving is no different than yours. I give because it's in my heart to give. I give because I was taught to give at a very early age. This is how I developed my pass… ▶291Love
Jackie Joyner-KerseeI'm more of a hands-on person. I like working with young people from the standpoint of providing support for the grassroots programs. State, national and Olympic champions begin a… ▶324HumanityPolitics
Jackie Joyner-KerseeI've had asthma my entire life.346Life
Jackie Joyner-KerseeTeaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. It's about being fit for life.335Life
Jackie Joyner-KerseeIf I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going.302Time
Jackie Joyner-KerseeEven at 10 or 12, I was a hot, fast little cheerleader.314Reflection
Jackie Joyner-KerseeThere is something about seeing myself improve that motivates and excites me. ✨ Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1999). A Kind of Grace: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Femal… ▶292Humanity
Jackie Joyner-KerseeDon't follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow.283HopeTime
Jackie Joyner-KerseeI learned to listen and listen very well. It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well. ✨ Five minutes with Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Interview With Julie Deardorff, w… ▶316Thought
Jackie Joyner-KerseeIt is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.294Reflection
Jackie Joyner-KerseeThe 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation. ✨ After Olympic success, now… ▶273HopeTime
Jackie Joyner-KerseeI'm a realist and I always have been. ✨ Five minutes with Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Interview With Julie Deardorff, www.chicagotribune.com. May 2, 2012.262Reading
Jackie Joyner-KerseeI would like 'I Dream of Genie' powers.339Politics
Jackie Joyner-KerseeI don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.241Thought
Jackie Joyner-KerseeThere are few restrictions on your life with asthma, as long as you take care of yourself.3210Life
Jackie Joyner-KerseeWhen 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 bec… ▶254Truth
Jackie Joyner-KerseeIt wasn't until I was 14 and watched the 1976 Olympic games on television that I really started to dream about the big time. I remember seeing Evelyn Ashford in the 100 meters, an… ▶255Time
Jackie Joyner-KerseeI was diagnosed with asthma when I was 18 during my freshman year at UCLA. I refused to accept it - and I hid it from my coaches and teammates. But ignoring my problem didn't make… ▶233Truth
Jackie Joyner-KerseeI 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. ✨ A Kind of Grace… ▶211HumanitySadness
Jackie Joyner-KerseeThe rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.245Philosophy
Jackie Joyner-KerseeAge is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.267Thought
Jackie Joyner-KerseeI'm always challenged by someone. ✨ Five minutes with Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Chicago Tribune Interview, www.chicagotribune.com. April 25, 2012.235Reflection
