Breaux Greer Quotes
Dude, I throw a stick. Come on. I get paid a pretty good salary to throw a stick.
Patrick, Dick. "Greer adds color, distance to U.S. javelin." USA Today, Gannett, 21 Jun. 2007.
Responding to a columnist's criticism of a Defense Department project, JFK wrote across the bottom of the article:
Breaux Greer is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is the current American record holder in the event, with a throw of 91.29 m (299.5 ft), achieved on June 21, 2007, at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships. With it, he is currently ranked as the #14 thrower in history. This was also the best throw in the world for almost eight years until surpassed by Julius Yego in 2015. He is an eight-time American Champion, consecutively 2000 – 2007. His coach was Finnish javelin thrower Kari Ihalainen.