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• ‟ What people need to know is that asthma isn't a minor 'wheeze-disease.' It kills over five thousand people in America every year, and I could've been one of them.

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• ‟ The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.

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• ‟ People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.

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• ‟ There are a lot of other people that really play a significant role in helping you become an Olympian.

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• ‟ Your environment doesn't define you. I don't have a lot of money, but I can help train people and I can talk to people. We can all be mentors to the next generation.

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• ‟ I'm more of a hands-on person. I like working with young people from the standpoint of providing support for the grassroots programs. State, national and Olympic champions begin at a grassroots level.

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• ‟ I learned to listen and listen very well. It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well. The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.

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• ‟ People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.

  - Jackie Joyner-Kersee
  

• ‟ 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.

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