Latest Jackie Joyner-Kersee Quotes from Interviews

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• The greatest finish line for me was finishing college - it was a pact I made with my mother, during a time when she fell ill. That happened during my Freshman year, and unfortunately she never saw me compete in the Olympics. But she really wanted me to finish college, because she never finished Junior High.

  Jackie Joyner-Kersee

  Mother, College, Years

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

• Even if the person doesn't know what the internet can do, we can bring it to them and show how it can make a difference in their lives.

  Jackie Joyner-Kersee

  Differences, Making A Difference, Internet

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

• Society always needs a level playing field. In order to do that, you have to have opportunity, and providing that opportunity begins with 'how do we bridge that gap,' that so-called Digital Divide? How can we get internet into every home possible?

  Jackie Joyner-Kersee

  Home, Opportunity, Bridges

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com