Jackie Joyner-Kersee Quotes


Even though I'm not a competitive athlete, I have to still maintain things and try to keep myself fit because I am at that age where I need to make sure to get those regular checkups and make sure everything is in tact.


Citations

Joyner-Kersee, Jackie. "Jackie Joyner-Kersee On Fitness, Asthma And Zumba." Interview by Sarah Klein. HuffPost, 26 July 2012.

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
  • Born: March 3, 1962
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Athlete

Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee is an American retired track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the heptathlon as well as long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals in those two events at four different Olympic Games. Sports Illustrated for Women magazine voted Joyner-Kersee the Greatest Female Athlete of All-Time. She is on the Board of Directors for USA Track & Field (U.S.A.T.F.), the national governing body of the sport.