Florence Griffith Joyner
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Biography
Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete who set world records in the 100m and 200m in 1988. During the late 1980s, she became a popular figure due to both her record-setting athleticism and eclectic personal style.
"A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up."
"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."
"A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up."
"I couldn't wait until I grew up. I used to look at my mom's stockings and put them on with her high heels and mess with my hair."
"A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up."
"That's what I'd like to do on the President's Council. Make sports and athletics available to every youth in America, not just one day a week like it was for me, but every day."
"I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed."
"I pray hard work hard and leave the rest to God."
"People don't pay much attention to you when you are second best. I wanted to see what it felt like to be number one."
"I don't always have the best eating habits. I like butter and ice cream. There are days when I should work out and I don't. But it's never too late to change old habits."
"When anyone tells me I can’t do anything, I’m just not listening any more."