I'm In My Prime. There's No Goal

Black Women . . . Work Because Their Husbands Can't Make Enough Money At Their Jobs To Keep Everything Going. . . . They Don't Go To Work To Find Fulfillment, Or Adventure, Or Glamour And Romance, Like So Many White Women Think They Are Doing. Black Women Work Out Of Necessity.

I Don't Know Why I Run So Fast. I Just Run.

It Doesn't Matter What You're Trying To Accomplish. It's All A Matter Of Discipline. I Was Determined To Discover What Life Held For Me Beyond The Inner-city Streets.

Sometimes It Takes Years To Really Grasp What Has Happened To Your Life.

The Feeling Of Accomplishment Welled Up Inside Of Me, Three Olympic Gold Medals. I Knew That Was Something Nobody Could Ever Take Away From Me, Ever.