A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up. Florence Griffith Joyner carearlymorning Change image and share on social
People want to think that staying in shape costs a lot of money. They couldn't be more wrong. It doesn't cost anything to walk. And it's probably a lot cheaper to go to the corner store and buy vegetables than take a family out for fast food. Florence Griffith Joyner buycheapcorner share on social
Conventional is not for me. I like things that are uniquely Flo. I like being different. Florence Griffith Joyner conventionalflothing Change image and share on social
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. Florence Griffith Joyner dreamencouragekid Change image and share on social
To do justice to a lifelong dream of being a writer, I must give it the intense concentration and focus I gave to track. To do both with excellence is not possible. It is with a sense of sadness and joyous anticipation that I leave track and move on. Florence Griffith Joyner anticipationconcentrationdream share on social
I was always doing something physical. My brothers and I used to have handstand contests. We'd walk around the projects on our hands and see who could get the farthest. I was always playing football with them, basketball or racing in the street. Florence Griffith Joyner basketballbrothercontest share on social
When anyone tells me I can't do anything... I'm just not listening any more. Florence Griffith Joyner listentell Change image and share on social
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. Florence Griffith Joyner americaathleticcouncil Change image and share on social
