I thought I'd never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner -- every time she ran, I ran.

The potential for greatness lives within us all.

When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God, why was I here? What was my purpose? Surely, it wasn't just to win three gold medals. There has to be more to this life than that.

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 thought I'd never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner -- every time she ran, I ran.

I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.

No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.