Rafer Johnson Quotes

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• So I had the opportunity to do what the kids in the Hershey program do, except that the Hershey program lets them do it on…
• What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to start working now. I tell them why it's always worth…
• Tonight I'm going to shower and then just walk for about four hours and look at the moon.
• From the very start in 1969, I wanted to be a part of helping our Special Olympics athletes succeed. I wanted to be on Eunice…
• I don't care if I never see Texas again.
• Through the program, they get the basics of what it takes to train.
• The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity.
• I also meet with city officials, representatives from governors' offices, really anyone in that sort of position who has shown an interest in youth fitness,…
• I make appearance at local park and recreation agencies when the program starts, when they have the qualifying meets at the local levels. Then I…
• I tell them how what matters is becoming the best you can be at whatever you're doing.
• It's very warm there, so we were outdoors all the time. The local people had programs for us year-round, where as kids we had the…
• The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to 14 years old - take the opportunity to get more…

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