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I learned to listen and listen very well. It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: March 3
Athletics Competitor
Basketball Player
Olympic Athlete
East St. Louis
Illinois
Jacqueline Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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Athletically
Classroom
Helped
Listen
Learned
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My denial and irresponsible attitude about asthma put me at great risk and caused me so much needless suffering. My hope is that the kids I talk to learn to open up about their asthma, become educated about their condition, and seek help.
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Ask 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.
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We 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 games taught us is that if women are given an opportunity on an equal playing field the possibilities for women are endless.
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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.
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Give back in some way. Always be thoughtful of others.
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There is something about seeing myself improve that motivates and excites me.
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I always keep myself in a position of being a student.
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I'm not shy. I'm modest, but I'm very outgoing.
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The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.
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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.
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I'm a realist and I always have been.
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There are many women who came before me who didn't really have the same opportunities that I have had. That's why I always wanted to be a great ambassador - not only today's generation - but for the women who really didn't have a voice, but who paved the way for me.
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I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.
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The greatest finish line for me was finishing college - it was a pact I made with my mother, during a time when she fell ill. That happened during my Freshman year, and unfortunately she never saw me compete in the Olympics. But she really wanted me to finish college, because she never finished Junior High.
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Society always needs a level playing field. In order to do that, you have to have opportunity, and providing that opportunity begins with 'how do we bridge that gap,' that so-called Digital Divide? How can we get internet into every home possible?
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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.
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I might attempt Zumba. I haven't yet, but I thought it would be a lot of fun and different.
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Don't follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow.
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The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.
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Teaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. It's about being fit for life.
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