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
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. — 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
