When I was in elementary school, we werent allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. By junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back after 6:30 p.m. to practice because there was only one gymnasium and the boys used it first. – Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Age is no barrier. Its a limitation you put on your mind. – Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Teaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. Its about being fit for life. – Jackie Joyner-Kersee
The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation. – Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I run because its my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know why Im going where Im going and Im already focused on that special place where I find my peace and solitude. Running, to me, is more than just a physical exercise… its a consistent reward for victory! – Sasha Azevedo
Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke, and Bacon were only young men in libraries, when they wrote these books. Hence, instead of Man Thinking, we have the book-worm. – Ralph Waldo Emerson