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I have been running since I was 7. I was trying to restructure the way my body was made instead of trying to master the way I ran. I would get so frustrated with my starts in practices that I would just cry. When I ran, I wouldn't even try to get out of the blocks, I would just run.

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Florence Griffith Joyner
Age: 38 †
Born: 1959
Born: December 21
Died: 1998
Died: September 21
Sprinter
Track And Field Athlete
LA
California
Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner
Flo-Jo
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