Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
It 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, and she was going to UCLA.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: March 3
Athletics Competitor
Basketball Player
Olympic Athlete
East St. Louis
Illinois
Jacqueline Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Bigs
Meter
Dream
Olympic
Remember
Watched
Going
Wasn
Really
Started
Time
Television
Evelyn
Seeing
Meters
Games
Ucla
More quotes by Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I always keep myself in a position of being a student.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I'm not shy. I'm modest, but I'm very outgoing.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Teaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. It's about being fit for life.
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 might attempt Zumba. I haven't yet, but I thought it would be a lot of fun and different.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Give back in some way. Always be thoughtful of others.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
There is something about seeing myself improve that motivates and excites me.
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
I don't have to be enemies with someone to be competitors with them.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Even if the person doesn't know what the internet can do, we can bring it to them and show how it can make a difference in their lives.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I'm always challenged by someone.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.
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
I'm a realist and I always have been.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Don't follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow.
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
