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Jackie Joyner-Kersee Quotes

«It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret»
Author: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Athlete) | Keywords: look back| Occasions: Olympic
«The medals don't mean anything and the glory doesn't last. It's all about your happiness. The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.»
Author: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Athlete) | Keywords: medals, performing, rewards, sport| Occasions: Olympic
«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.»
Author: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Athlete) | Keywords: ache, athlete, at times, tasks| Occasions: Olympic
«Once I leave this earth, I know I've done something that will continue to help others.»
Author: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Athlete) | Keywords: Earth i
«don't want to put that capital in there, we can't force them as human beings. We can't do that.»
«That goes for whites, too, ... If I made all this money and I want money invested here, I have a right to do that. That is my choice. That is why we live in America, because we have choices.»
«In order to meet the challenge, you have to have that support,»
«We want to raise $10 million, and we have $4 million so far, ... We want to open next April.»
«I played four years at UCLA but I didn't think (women's) basketball was going anyplace at the time,»
«It tells us story and there's a lot more we want to add to the collection like letters from the president.»