List of Florence Griffith Joyner Quotes

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Florence Griffith Joyner
Total Quotes 24
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.
Dream Moving Sadness
Injuries made me a believer in cross-training.
Running Training Injury
I couldn't wait until i grew up. i used to look at my mom's stockings and put them on with her high heels and mess with my hair.
Mom Hair High Heels
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.
Ice Cream Old Habits Work Out
People want to think that staying in shape costs a lot of money. they couldn't be more wrong. it doesn't cost anything to walk. and it's probably a lot cheaper to go to the corner store and buy vegetables than take a family out for fast food.
Thinking Vegetables People
I was always doing something physical. my brothers and i used to have handstand contests. we'd walk around the projects on our hands and see who could get the farthest. i was always playing football with them, basketball or racing in the street.
Basketball Football Brother
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.
School Hair Different
I've always overworked in the weight room. i love working with weights. i knew they'd give me the strength i needed.
Giving Weight Rooms
I love working with kids, talking with them and listening to them. i always encourage kids to reach beyond their dreams. don't try to be like me. be better than me.
Dream Kids Talking
I have been running since i was 7. i was trying to restructure the way my body was made instead of trying to master the way i ran. i would get so frustrated with my starts in practices that i would just cry. when i ran, i wouldn't even try to get out of the blocks, i would just run.
Running Block Practice
The main reason i wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. my parents helped direct my path.
Ghetto Successful Parent
I like being unconventional.
Unconventional
  • Born: December 21, 1959
  • Died: September 21, 1998
  • Occupation: Track And Field Athlete
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