Jackie Joyner-Kersee Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)
Jackie Joyner-Kersee quotes and sayings page 4 (athlete). Here's quote # 31 through 40 out of the 52 we have.
“I'm a realist and I always have been.”
“The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation.”
“I might attempt Zumba. I haven't yet, but I thought it would be a lot of fun and different.”
“People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.”
“The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.”
“When I was in elementary school, we weren't allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. By junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back after 6:30 p.m. to practice because there was only one gymnasium and the boys used it first.”
“I'm more of a hands-on person. I like working with young people from the standpoint of providing support for the grassroots programs. State, national and Olympic champions begin at a grassroots level.”
“Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't need to train at that level. It's about being fit, fit for life.”
“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.”
“I always have been trying to work on the other side of Jackie, and that is, making sure that my appearance, that my image, is right; also, working in the job world, knowing how it is to wake up and go to a job.”
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