Jackie Joyner-Kersee Quotes:
Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
It’s better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Give back in some way. Always be thoughtful of others.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Once I leave this earth, I know I’ve done something that will continue to help others.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I’m always challenged by someone.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I’m a realist and I always have been.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I really do miss playing basketball. I don’t play a lot of pick-up games. But I do like using basketball as a form of cross training.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Teaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. It’s about being fit for life.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Even though I’m not a competitive athlete, I have to still maintain things and try to keep myself fit because I am at that age where I need to make sure to get those regular checkups and make sure everything is in tact.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee