Lolo Jones Quotes

Stepping on that line for me, it will be about facing my fears.

I am training at such a high level that I actually could eat anything and get by. But as my coach always says, your body is like a car, and food is like your fuel. I am a race car, so I can't just put unleaded fuel in my car. I need that good premium fuel.

Maybe there's a little girl who thinks she can be an Olympic athlete, and she sees all the things I struggled through to get here. Yeah, I didn't walk away with a medal or run away with a medal, but I think there's lessons to be learned when you win and lessons to be learned when you lose.

A businessman needs a laptop. Athletes need massages and the right diet.

There's always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I've learned on the track: If you work hard, things will work out.

Harder than training for the Olympics, harder than graduating from college, has been to stay a virgin before marriage.

Greatness finds us by obstacles in front of us. I don't look at hurdles as obstacles blocking my path but opportunities to overcome.

A failure isn't a failure if it prepares you for success tomorrow.

Sometimes bad things are going to happen in your life, and those things can make you stronger if you just learn how to get over them.

It took Dan Jansen, the speed skater, four Olympics to win a medal-a gold one at that!-but he never gave up. I won't, either.

I never have prayed to win a gold medal at Olympics and never will. The Lord is my Shepard and I shall not want. May His will be done.

I didn't have a big-time contract out of college like most athletes. In fact I had no contract at all.

Deep squats work so many muscles in your body. Once a week, I do three sets of six, or eight of the free-bar ones, which can help out your balance and work more muscles than doing them on the machine.