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… — 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
If you want to run as fast as the men, you've got to train like the men. — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
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,… — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
I don't do drugs. I never have taken any drugs. I don't believe in them. — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
