Moses
Moses
Mosesis a prophet in Abrahamic religions. According to the Hebrew Bible, he was a former Egyptian prince who later in life became a religious leader and lawgiver, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed. Also called Moshe Rabbenu in Hebrew, he is the most important prophet in Judaism. He is also an important prophet in Christianity, Islam, Baha'ism as well as a number of other faiths...
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preparation stretching majors
Stretching was a major part of my preparation.
used competing
I used biomechanics to save time when I was competing.
mean athlete tall
I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.
jocks academic
I was always more of an academic than a jock.
athlete class parent
Both parents supported my becoming a world class athlete.
sports opportunity people
In digital world, sport provides opportunity to bring people together.
college track track-and-field
I went to Moorehouse College. There was no track and field there.
track important joints
The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track.
football father player
My father was an all-American football player.
race champion one-day
I ran my first race the end of March, 1976. And less than four months later I was Olympic champion. But I had the background. It's not like I just ran one day and all of a sudden became a champion. It was a lot of work.
mother father school
My father was also a principal of a school and mother was a curriculum advisor. Both were educators.
people let-it-go want
Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just wanted to see what I could do.
school scholarship athletics
I didn't get an athletics scholarship at a major school.
basketball running kids
No one runs fast without an extreme amount of training. Like today, you see kids walking around dribbling a basketball. I had a bag with track shoes in it, and I used to go to the track every day.