I Was Blessed With A Long Career

People See Me Now And Ask If I'm Still Running. I May Look Like I Am, But I'm Really Not. People Think I Still Run Every Day But I Ran For 25 Years And I Deserve To Not Do Anything But Walk Or Ride The Bike With My Kids.

I Have A Real Passion For Children. I Always Wanted To Teach And Only Became An Athlete Because My Parents Told My Brother Parenthesis And Me That We Should Use Any God-given Talent We Had.

I Was Blessed With A Long Career Where I Won Gold Medals For Myself And My Country. Nothing Stands Out As A Disappointment.

My Grandma Passed Away At 98 1/2 And I Want To Live To 100. I Want To Be Able To Do What I Can Do Even At 100.

In My Race, Theres 10 Hurdles, But In Life, There Is Always A Hurdle. There Is Always Something You Gotta Get Over, And Its What You Do, You Know.