Florence Griffith Joyner Quotes

Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did.

I'm not the perfect model of what an athlete should be, mentally or physically.

My players need to have the feeling that they've pushed themselves to their limits.

People may say I developed an iron will, but what really happened is that I made myself much fitter. I think an iron will is always supported by fitness.

I think anybody can do any of these if they train. I don't recommend it, but anybody could do it if there was a need.

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

Boxing has been the most difficult thing I've ever done. The biggest challenge in my life. I was a boxer. That was hard. Everything else is pretty easy.

In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.

I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way I'll be as a coach.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

I practice on the roads of Gaza as we don't have good stadiums and tracks so I gave my best.

What it is saying is that someone who was a world champion and who takes care of himself with a 17-year rest and applies the proper training techniques and perseverance could be successful.

My clients train hard. They don't scream or throw weights - they just push hard, trying to get more out of themselves than their bodies want to give, trying to walk that terrible, beautiful line between controlled aggression and all-out insanity.

I raced supremely well. I felt I was as well fitted to do it as I had ever been, and as perhaps I might ever be. I went climbing three weeks before, because I was feeling fed up with running.

I think God has it written down for me, that without training and working hard you will never achieve desired results. All three times I have had to toil my way into the Olympics. Talking about pressure, well that is something you have to learn to deal with in sports.

When I started running cross-country and track in high school, literally every race was a failure.

I went on and was still able to play some good hockey.

I don't stop when I am tired; I stop when I am done.

The hardest part sometimes is when you don't get the reps and you continue to push yourself to learn and understand what's really going on.

Being a runner has brought me a lot of patience, and patience goes a long way in life.

As a sportsman you are always testing your limits.

Once I've got my legs under me and I'm fit and healthy, I'm a hard, hard man to beat.

If you get beaten, and you know that you tried your hardest and kept your focus, then that's all you can do.

By running the N.Y.C. Marathon in 2008, I became a runner and I think that's what works the best for me and keeps my body the way I like it to be.

Regardless of how I feel, I always push through all of my workouts before I get ready for the game, because even though I might not like it then, even though I might be a little tired or fatigued, in the long run, it pays off.