Florence Griffith Joyner Quotes
Born: December 21, 1959
Florence Griffith Joyner, known as Flo-Jo, transcended track and field to become an icon of resilience and laser-like focus. Her explosive speed and iconic style shattered records and societal expectations, proving that grace and power are not opposites. Flo-Jo’s philosophy was forged in the crucible of intense discipline: she believed that true greatness is born not from talent alone, but from the unwavering will to push past every barrier. Her quotes resonate because they speak to the champion within us all, reminding us that our deepest limits are often the ones we create in our own minds.
Florence Griffith Joyner Quotes (17)
"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"When anyone tells me I can't do anything... I'm just not listening any more."
— Florence Griffith Joyner"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"I don't do drugs. I never have taken any drugs. I don't believe in them."
— Florence Griffith Joyner"I believe in the impossible because no one else does."
— Florence Griffith Joyner"If you want to run as fast as the men, you've got to train like the men."
— Florence Griffith Joyner"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"I don't always have the best eating habits. I like butter and ice cream. There are days when I should work out and I don't. But it's never too late to change old habits."
— Florence Griffith Joyner"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"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"I like being unconventional."
— Florence Griffith Joyner"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"I used to be teased for the way I wore my hair at school. I used to do things like wear a different-colored sock on each leg."
— Florence Griffith Joyner"Conventional is not for me. I like things that are uniquely Flo. I like being different."
— Florence Griffith Joyner"The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path."
— Florence Griffith Joyner"I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed."
— Florence Griffith Joyner"I couldn't wait until I grew up. I used to look at my mom's stockings and put them on with her high heels and mess with my hair."
— Florence Griffith Joyner