I would be disappointed if I were remembered as a runner because I feelthat my contribution to the youth of America has far exceeded the woman who was the Olympic champion

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What do you do after you are world-famous and nineteen or twenty and you have sat with prime ministers, kings and queens, the Pope? Do you go back home and take a job? What do you do to keep your sanity? You come back to the real world.

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I believe in me more than anything in this world.

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Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.

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I can't' are two words that have never been in my vocabulary. I believe in me more than anything in this world.

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i had a series of childhood illnesses... scarlet fever.... pneumonia.... Polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years old. My life wasn't like the average person who grew up and decided to enter the world of sports.

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When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God, why was I here? What was my purpose? Surely, it wasn't just to win three gold medals. There has to be more to this life than that.

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i thought I'd never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner -- every time she ran, I ran.

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I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.

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I don't consciously try to be a role model, so I don't know if I am or not. That's for other people to decide.

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