Florence Griffith Joyner Quotes

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.

Injuries Made Me A Believer In Cross-training.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

The Main Reason I Wanted To Be Successful Was To Get Out Of The Ghetto. My Parents Helped Direct My Path.

I Like Being Unconventional.