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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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Black women . . . work because their husbands can't make enough money at their jobs to keep everything going. . . . They don't go to work to find fulfillment, or adventure, or glamour and romance, like so many white women think they are doing. Black women work out of necessity.
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.
I knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do.
My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.
Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.
Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.
When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.
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
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.
I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.