“Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both...” — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Quote

“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.”

“I set my sights on making an Olympic team, not realizing how tough it was going to be.”

“The London games mark the 24th anniversary of my winning two golds and setting the world record in the heptathlon. Someone is going to want it; records are made to be broken - it's only a matter of time. I hope mine will outlive me.”

“Fans - they want to see results. I've been a fan before. I get it. But I see the bigger picture, too. I would never say an athlete sucks after they've been good, because you don't know what they're going through. They might be going through something that they can't shake.”

“I didn't want to be a dancer. I just did it to work my way through college. But I was always an athlete and gymnast, so it came naturally.”

“I'm an athlete who took the sport to another level. I don't get or ever got the respect from people.”