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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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More quotes by Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Teaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. It's about being fit for life.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I don't have to be enemies with someone to be competitors with them.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Give back in some way. Always be thoughtful of others.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
When I started competing, you had to have your coach there. Now you can be coached from a home office via Skype or video. That's not the same as having them on the field with you.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I might attempt Zumba. I haven't yet, but I thought it would be a lot of fun and different.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I always keep myself in a position of being a student.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Don't follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
There is something about seeing myself improve that motivates and excites me.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I'm always challenged by someone.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
