Florence Griffith Joyner
Florence Griffith Joyner
Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete. She is considered the fastest woman of all time based on the fact that the world records she set in 1988 for both the 100 m and 200 m still stand and have yet to be seriously challenged. During the late 1980s she became a popular figure in international track and field because of her record-setting performances and flashy personal style. She died in her...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth21 December 1959
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I used to be teased for the way I wore my hair at school. I used to do things like wear a different-colored sock on each leg.
I pray hard, work hard, and leave the rest to God.
When you first get a hill in sight, look at the top of it only once. Then imagine yourself at the bottom of the other side.
When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore.
I like being unconventional.
I know what I have to do, and I'm going to do whatever it takes. If I do it, I'll come out a winner, and it doesn't matter what anyone else does.
A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up.
I believe in the impossible because no one else does.
Nothing is going to be handed to you -- you have to make things happen.
If you want to run as fast as the men, you've got to train like the men.
People want to think that staying in shape costs a lot of money. They couldn't be more wrong. It doesn't cost anything to walk. And it's probably a lot cheaper to go to the corner store and buy vegetables than take a family out for fast food.
I love working with kids, talking with them and listening to them. I always encourage kids to reach beyond their dreams. Don't try to be like me. Be better than me.
Conventional is not for me. I like things that are uniquely Flo. I like being different.