Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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We do not want to fall in the di... RICK JOYNER Anytime you can do that, that's pretty good. We were very consistent. Hopefully, this will help to b... BRAD JOYNER Because we won yesterday, we came over here with the same game plan because it worked yesterday. Thi... BRAD JOYNER It came down to court No. 5 the same way it did (earlier this season) at Rocky Mount. We were all wa... BRAD JOYNER We have a young team, but I was just pleased we won a match this close. BRAD JOYNER This was anybody's match, we were glad to win the five singles. BRAD JOYNER I was glad to win all the singles. We had a lot of 6-3, 6-4 sets, and it was good to get those. BRAD JOYNER I think it was huge. (Rocky Mount) is going to be one of the better teams in the conference. BRAD JOYNER Ethan had his game plan together and that made a difference. BRAD JOYNER I would say that is what happened on court No. 3. Ethan is tall and was coming in a lot because the ... BRAD JOYNER (Going undefeated) comes up, but I try to keep them focused on the next game and when they're out th... BRAD JOYNER It was interesting that their report showed the growth in the Triangle area is tremendous and is sup... DAVID JOYNER Somewhere along the line you have to trust someone. You've just got to be clever enough to pick some... DAVID JOYNER The NAACP was even considering earlier this summer reassessing their position on school integration. TOM JOYNER We were just pleased to get the win. BRAD JOYNER It went better than we thought it might. We had some good volleys with them. BRAD JOYNER We are a young team and we are pleased to get the win. But there are a lot of things we need to work... BRAD JOYNER It was getting late, and No. 1 singles went very long. BRAD JOYNER (Page) was down 5-4 in that first set. If he doesn't come back and win that first set, this could ha... BRAD JOYNER It was just good, evenly-matched players. BRAD JOYNER The Lord does not forgive excuses, He forgives sin. RICK JOYNER It's like, you pay for your electricity and your water and other utilities as you use it, well that ... DAVID JOYNER I guess maybe it if were a little closer to home, possibly it might raise some concerns. If there se... DAVID JOYNER We don't normally have teams that press the entire game. We did lose our legs a little bit in the fo... DARLENE JOYNER It's my first trip as a head coach, so I'm really, really excited. DARLENE JOYNER Unfortunately we didn't set the screen effectively enough, and we had to create a 3-point shot. DARLENE JOYNER Taylor's put together four really good games. DARLENE JOYNER I'm sure we'll put the rubber to the road when possible. If the opportunity presents itself, that si... 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PAT JOYNER His sister dropped him off (Tuesday) in the area, and he told her he was going fishing. He never cam... LT. PAT JOYNER We're hoping to identify these people to eliminate that (lead). All I can tell you is they appeared ... LT. PAT JOYNER One neighbor said they saw somebody enter the building (on the day of the fire) with something in hi... LT. PAT JOYNER The deer ran frantically through the living room, kitchen and hallway, leaving behind a large amount... LT. PAT JOYNER He'd order 40 to 50 of these items at a time. LT. PAT JOYNER JACKIE ROBINSON JACKIE COLLINS JACKIE ROBINSON JACKIE CHAN I was born in South Bend, and I've been a Hoosier all my life. JACKIE WALORSKI I hear daily from Hoosier veterans who are forced to wait months on end for their disability claims ... JACKIE WALORSKI It is disconcerting to sit with your parent and find you're turning over your future to your gov... JACKIE WALORSKI America is a grateful nation. We cannot allow anything or anyone to get in the way of that. The word... JACKIE WALORSKI We all, I think, believe in compassion. If you look at all the world religions, all the main world r... JACKIE TABICK This idea of compassion comes to us because we're made in the image of God, who is ultimately th... JACKIE TABICK One of my favorite cartoon characters is Snoopy. I love the way he sits and lies on his kennel and c... JACKIE TABICK Symbolically, what the rabbis say is that at Passover, what we have to do is try to get rid of our h... JACKIE TABICK In one year I travelled 450,000 miles by air. JACKIE STEWART I would have been a much more popular Wolrd Champion if I had always said what people wanted to hear... JACKIE STEWART When there is an accident involving fire, in most cases death is caused by the inhalation of the tox... JACKIE STEWART We have had more sales for this year's grand prix than any other, and we have been helped in tha... JACKIE STEWART From today I am no longer a racing driver. I'm retired and I am very happy. JACKIE STEWART I'm not going away. I'll still be very much involved in the team but not with the same numbe... JACKIE STEWART The years I raced in were fantastic. There was so much change in the cars. We went from treaded tyre... JACKIE STEWART Cornering is like bringing a woman to climax. JACKIE STEWART There has been a huge advance in technology, which has improved the safety of the cars incredibly, b... JACKIE STEWART We were racing at circuits where there were no crash barriers in front of the pits, and fuel was lyi... JACKIE STEWART There is no doubt that Formula 1 has the best risk management of any sport and any industry in the w... JACKIE STEWART It takes leadership to improve safety. And I started off the movement in my time, but the person who... JACKIE STEWART Working 40 hours a week used to mean a minimum standard of living and a foothold on the first rung o... JACKIE SPEIER It is past time that consumers recognize the emerging power of 'Made In America' products an... JACKIE SPEIER When a government for the people becomes a government in spite of the people, then who are we really... JACKIE SPEIER My family wasn't particularly political. Mom and Dad voted, but that was the extent of their inv... JACKIE SPEIER When I recently spent a night at a homeless shelter, I was dismayed that members of the middle class... JACKIE SPEIER We think nothing of protecting consumers from faulty toasters or unsafe cars. Is it unreasonable to ... JACKIE SPEIER We must start to treat climate change as what it is - a threat to United States security. And we mus... JACKIE SPEIER We must start to prepare for a warming world in the same way that we prepare for the possibility of ... JACKIE SPEIER In my district, California 14, we have about 4,000 families who are on food stamps, but some of my c... JACKIE SPEIER We need affordable childcare and paid sick leave so workers don't have to choose between their h... JACKIE SPEIER I don't know what these Republican congressmen drink that make them experts on women's repro... JACKIE SPEIER There is no longer any anonymity on the Web - unless we mandate it. The most personal information ab... JACKIE SPEIER When we foster an economy without hope, we guarantee that a segment of our population will be destin... JACKIE SPEIER It is important for us to be able to meet and greet the people that we serve. And if we start having... JACKIE SPEIER Privacy isn't negotiable. It's the right of every American. JACKIE SPEIER My life experiences have helped me to be less fearful. In politics, that has allowed me to take on i... JACKIE SPEIER Planned Parenthood has a right to operate. Planned Parenthood has a right to provide family planning... JACKIE SPEIER Every day is Earth Day, and I vote we start investing in a secure climate future right now. 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When I was younger, I didn't have that type of person that I could look up to and be like, '... 
A lot of people resent that I've been in someone's life for 50 years. Why shouldn't peop... 
I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing someth... 
Presents don't really mean much to me. I don't want to sound mawkish, but - it was the reali... 
I didn't have the welfare. I didn't have the proper education. I didn't have these thing... 
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I saw women's boxing on television for the first time when I was 18, and that's when I wante... 
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I've been very lucky. I wanted to be an actress, but I didn't really have the drive to sell ... 
People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp or elevator as people ... 
I had to act in a school play when I was about ten years old. I really didn't want to do it. But... 
I didn't really want to be the coach who wins but the coach who educates. 
I've had some movies that have been ridiculed, but that's OK with me. I don't feel that ... 
In my generation, except for a few people who'd gone into banking or nursing or something like t... 
If I probably didn't have tattoos, or if I probably didn't bleach my hair, or if I probably ... 
I had girlfriends who really irritated me by their devotion to the Beatles. I didn't begrudge th... 
I had everything I'd hoped for, but I wasn't being myself. So I decided to be honest about w... 
One match that really sticks out for me, there's a bunch of matches with all the guys that I wor... 
I never lifted a weight in my life. Why am I going to do steroids? That's not going to do me any... 
I had been very impressed with the voiceover of 'Apocalypse Now,' with Martin Sheen's vo... 
I wouldn't go into the studio if I didn't have a band who's ready, willing, and able. 
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There is no pathway for female GB road cyclists, but at the same time, if you are wanting to be the ... 
I didn't go to drama school, so I didn't really have many true friends in the business; '... 
Even in my really bad, drugged-out days, I didn't go away. I still toured, still did interviews.... 
When we say there's a dearth of women directors, it's not that there's a lack of women w... 
It's for all the women who embrace my aesthetic, but can't afford a Vera Wang dress. If wome... 
That goes against what I believe morally. That's adultery, and if I'm accused of that, no, t... 
Like, if you look at Heidi Montag, who got 10 surgeries she didn't need, I think that's unfo... 
I didn't have any sophistication. I didn't really have any great taste or anything like that... 
Women who stay true to themselves are always more interesting and beautiful to me: women like Frida ... 
I want to be a cheerleader for women who have never even considered running for office or being invo... 
I'm not about my breasts; I'm just about good health, OK. I'm not afraid of doing what I... 
If people didn't know me and only knew my public persona, what I'd want them to know is ever... 
I was lousy in school. Real screwed-up. A moron. I was antisocial and didn't bother with the oth... 
I would go out with people who really didn't like me very much and then wonder why we weren'... 
I wrote stories from the time I was a little girl, but I didn't want to be a writer. I wanted to... 
I didn't marry a man that wanted to be in the business. But that's why we're a perfect f... 
There's just something about vampires that's sexy. It's the same reason why women go for... 
Strong women, that's who I really respect. 
It's really difficult for fanatic churchgoers to understand God can't help me. I'm the o... 
Anyone who's seen me before knows that when it's fight time, I don't have much to say. 
As far as playing, I didn't care who guarded me - red, yellow, black. I just didn't want a w... 
Luckily, I don't have to be anybody but Yolanda, because people don't expect me to be anythi... 
I've said this before, and I'm sure there are people who disagree, but I feel like one of th... 
I don't know anyone, from any class, who's had a perfectly easy life. I've met people bo... 
Today, the news is scandals; that is news, but the many children who don't have food - that'... 
I was part of the first generation of girls and women to be educated and go to grammar school even i... 
I think right now the way society's going, I think role models are important, and kids need dire... 
People have always said, are you gay? I've had a lot of that. But it's just not in me. I rea... 
You know what's funny? There's times when you catch a ball and really didn't even see th... 
I always wanted to be the underdog. For me, as a portrait photographer, it's the kiss of death t... 
I realize now that I've hoped to be great - as an actress, as a mother - because I want to embod... 
I'm a practised writer now. But when I began, I had no idea what this was going to be. I just kn... 
Even at 10 or 12, I was a hot, fast little cheerleader. 
Growing up in the time of Title IX - it was passed when I was 10 - I got a front-row seat to so many... 
I do not take steroids. I never have. It's sad to me that people want to point fingers. I don... 
It's better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret. 
The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing. 
That's what I'd like to do on the President's Council. Make sports and athletics availab... 
I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give m... 
I couldn't wait until I grew up. I used to look at my mom's stockings and put them on with h... 
When anyone tells me I can't do anything... I'm just not listening any more. 
The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my ... 
I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a huma... 
Who is ready to settle for five minutes when three hours does nicely? 
It would make everything I worked for meaningless if baseball is integrated but political parties we... 
Coffee is a language in itself. 
I can't pretend that I'm a great student of the art of comedy because anybody that becomes p... 
My material is as new as anything on the dinner table. What difference does it make if I'm 70 or... 
I've been watching politics for 35 or 40 years and you just never know. You can have one person ... 
He didn't even have the satisfaction of being killed for civil rights. it had to be some silly l... 
Dear God, please take care of your servant John Fitzgerald Kennedy. 
Sex is a bad thing because it rumples the clothes. 
I only made $200 a week and I had to buy my own bullets. 
Our dreams are firsthand creations, rather than residues of waking life. We have the capacity for in... 
The second day of a diet is always easier than the first. By the second day you're off it. 
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Whenever I'm waiting behind the stage, it's kind of like my normal Jackie mode is me talking... 