"The medals don't mean anything and the glory doesn't last. It's all about your happiness. The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing."~ Jackie Joyner-Kersee

"It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret."-Jackie Joyner-Kersee

"Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind."-Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie 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.

She has the six best heptathlon marks of all time including the world record of 7291, set when winning her first Olympic title in Seoul. The first athlete to score more than 7000