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title: "1 Born to run Quotes By Florence Griffith Joyner"
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> [You were born to run. Maybe not that fast, maybe not that far, maybe not as efficiently as others. But to get up and move, to fire up that entire energy-producing, oxygen-delivering, bone-strengthening process we call running.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/you-were-born-to-run-maybe-not-that-fast-maybe-not-that-far-maybe-not/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

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## Other authors on Born to run

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## More by Florence Griffith Joyner

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/i-don-t-always-have-the-best-eating-habits-i-like-butter-and-ice/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [I believe in the impossible because no one else does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/i-believe-in-the-impossible-because-no-one-else-does/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/i-used-to-be-teased-for-the-way-i-wore-my-hair-at-school-i-used-to-do/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [People don't pay much attention to you when you are second best. I wanted to see what it felt like to be number one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/people-don-t-pay-much-attention-to-you-when-you-are-second-best-i/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [When you first get a hill in sight, look at the top of it only once. Then imagine yourself at the bottom of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/when-you-first-get-a-hill-in-sight-look-at-the-top-of-it-only-once/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [Injuries made me a believer in cross-training.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/injuries-made-me-a-believer-in-cross-training/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [I pray hard, work hard, and leave the rest to God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/i-pray-hard-work-hard-and-leave-the-rest-to-god/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/the-main-reason-i-wanted-to-be-successful-was-to-get-out-of-the/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [I like being unconventional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/i-like-being-unconventional/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [Conventional is not for me. I like things that are uniquely Flo. I like being different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/conventional-is-not-for-me-i-like-things-that-are-uniquely-flo-i-like/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [That's what I'd like to do on the President's Council. Make sports and athletics available to every youth in America, not just one day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/that-s-what-i-d-like-to-do-on-the-president-s-council-make-sports-and/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/when-anyone-tells-me-i-can-t-do-anything-i-m-just-not-listening/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [If you want to run as fast as the men, you've got to train like the men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/if-you-want-to-run-as-fast-as-the-men-you-ve-got-to-train-like-the-men/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [I know what I have to do, and I'm going to do whatever it takes. If I do it, I'll come out a winner,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/i-know-what-i-have-to-do-and-i-m-going-to-do-whatever-it-takes-if-i/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

> [I don't do drugs. I never have taken any drugs. I don't believe in them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-griffith-joyner/i-don-t-do-drugs-i-never-have-taken-any-drugs-i-don-t-believe-in-them/)

[Florence Griffith Joyner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-griffith-joyner/)

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