“Teaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. It's about ...” — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Quote

“Teaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. It's about being fit for life.”

“There are many women who came before me who didn't really have the same opportunities that I have had. That's why I always wanted to be a great ambassador - not only today's generation - but for the women who really didn't have a voice, but who paved the way for me.”

“Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal.”

“I definitely go through phases with fitness.”

“Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children.”

“There are different groups of people in your life that you behave slightly differently with. You behave one way with your family. You behave in a different way with your work colleagues. You behave differently with your friends from the movie club, your fitness instructor - all subtly different personas.”