Florence Griffith Joyner Quotes
- 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.
- I pray hard, work hard, and leave the rest to God.
- 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,…
- 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 don't.…
- Nothing is going to be handed to you -- you have to make things happen.
- The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.
- Injuries made me a believer in cross-training.
- I couldn't wait until I grew up. I used to look at my mom's stockings and put them on with her high heels and mess…
- I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed.
- I like being unconventional.
- I believe in the impossible because no one else does.
- I don't do drugs. I never have taken any drugs. I don't believe in them.
- 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 on…
- If you want to run as fast as the men, you've got to train like the men.
- 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…
- 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…
- I was always doing something physical. My brothers and I used to have handstand contests. We'd walk around the projects on our hands and see…
- People want to think that staying in shape costs a lot of money. They couldn't be more wrong. It doesn't cost anything to walk. And…
- 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…
- A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up.