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As you grow older and young people come up to you with their history books, you realize that some of the things I have been able to do have been impactful. But for me, I try to keep everything in perspective and stay humble.
— Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Tags: people, you, history, me

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I love track and field, but I also know the day will come when I will have to do something else.
— Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Tags: know, will, day, love
Give back in some way. Always be thoughtful of others.
— Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Tags: back, others, always, way
I do not take steroids. I never have. It's sad to me that people want to point fingers. I don't do that. That's not me. I wouldn't feel like a human being.
— Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Tags: never, people, me, sad
I'm a realist and I always have been.
— Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Tags: been, always
I'm a realist and I always have been. Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't need to train at that level. It's about being fit, fit for life.
— Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Tags: always, quality, training, life
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