Florence Griffith Joyner Quotes & Sayings

18 most famous Florence Griffith Joyner quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for her. She was an American athlete who passed away on 21 September, 1998.

“A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up.”

“Conventional is not for me. I like things that are uniquely Flo. I like being different.”

“To do justice to a lifelong dream of being a writer, I must give it the intense concentration and focus I gave to track. To do both with excellence is not possible. It is with a sense of sadness and joyous anticipation that I leave track and move on.”

“I believe in the impossible because no one else does.”

“When anyone tells me I can't do anything... I'm just not listening any more.”

“If you want to run as fast as the men, you've got to train like the men.”

“I used to be teased for the way I wore my hair at school. I used to do things like wear a different-colored sock on each leg.”

“I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed.”

“I don't always have the best eating habits. I like butter and ice cream. There are days when I should work out and I don't. But it's never too late to change old habits.”