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Even though I'm not a competitive athlete, I have to still maintain things and try to keep myself fit because I am at that age where I need to make sure to get those regular checkups and make sure everything is in tact.

I would like 'I Dream of Genie' powers.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Even though I'm not a competitive athlete, I have to still maintain things and try to keep myself fit because I am at that age where I need to make sure to get those regular checkups and make sure everything is in tact.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I have this burning desire to get out there and do my best. It's as if I'm keeping it all in a little bottle, and it's all going to come out when I do the best I'm capable of doing.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Your environment doesn't define you. I don't have a lot of money, but I can help train people and I can talk to people. We can all be mentors to the next generation.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Competing in both track and field and basketball for the Bruins I have a lot of great memories to choose from. But my all-time favorite moment in collegiate sports has to be in 1982 when we won UCLA's first NCAA title in track.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I love track and field, but I also know the day will come when I will have to do something else.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.

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

All I ever wanted really, and continue to want out of life, is to give 100 percent to whatever I'm doing and to be committed to whatever I'm doing and then let the results speak for themselves. Also to never take myself or people for granted and always be thankful and grateful to the people who helped me.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

When I was in elementary school, we weren't 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

I do not take steroids. I never have. It's sad to me that people want to point fingers. I don't do that. That's not me. I wouldn't feel like a human being.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

The London games mark the 24th anniversary of my winning two golds and setting the world record in the heptathlon. Someone is going to want it; records are made to be broken - it's only a matter of time. I hope mine will outlive me.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I'm a realist and I always have been.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Some people are embarrassed to say they came from East St. Louis, Ill., but now more people want to claim it. I grew up in a community center and I knew what it gave me. I always knew I wanted to give back and help people because people helped me.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

There are few restrictions on your life with asthma, as long as you take care of yourself.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Once I leave this earth, I know I've done something that will continue to help others.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

It wasn't until I was 14 and watched the 1976 Olympic games on television that I really started to dream about the big time. I remember seeing Evelyn Ashford in the 100 meters, and she was going to UCLA.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Ask any athlete: We all hurt at times. I'm asking my body to go through seven different tasks. To ask it not to ache would be too much.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't need to train at that level. It's about being fit, fit for life.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

My denial and irresponsible attitude about asthma put me at great risk and caused me so much needless suffering. My hope is that the kids I talk to learn to open up about their asthma, become educated about their condition, and seek help.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Even at 10 or 12, I was a hot, fast little cheerleader.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I learned to listen and listen very well. It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well. The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

There are a lot of other people that really play a significant role in helping you become an Olympian.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I've had asthma my entire life.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I'm not shy. I'm modest, but I'm very outgoing.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I'm a realist and I always have been. Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't need to train at that level. It's about being fit, fit for life.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 18 during my freshman year at UCLA. I refused to accept it - and I hid it from my coaches and teammates. But ignoring my problem didn't make it go away.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I learned to listen and listen very well. It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee