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. — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
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… — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
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… — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
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… — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
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. — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
When you first get a hill in sight, look at the top of it only once. Then imagine yourself at the bottom of the… — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path. — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
Conventional is not for me. I like things that are uniquely Flo. I like being different. — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
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… — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore. — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
