It's important to me to try and expose young people to the things they believe are off-limits to them. I tell them, 'There are no walls, only the ones we put up.' My advice to young people looking at my life is not to follow my footprint but to go out there and make their own.
タグ: my-life, people, me, life

"Jackie Joyner-Kersee"の他の名言

I love track and field, but I also know the day will come when I will have to do something else.
タグ: know, will, day, love
Give back in some way. Always be thoughtful of others.
タグ: back, others, always, way
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.
タグ: never, people, me, sad
I'm a realist and I always have been.
タグ: been, always
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.
タグ: always, quality, training, life
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