"Teaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. It’s about being fit for life." ― Jackie Joyner-Kersee Topic(s): Fitness More From Jackie Joyner-Kersee "When I was in elementary school, we weren’t allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. By junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back after 6:30 p.m. to practice because there was only one gymnasium and the boys used it first." "The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation." "Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind." More In Fitness "Part of the reason that I moved to Los Angeles is that even though my mom introduced me to all kinds of music, I really wanted to work on having my own identify, on being who I am and doing what I do, and seeing how people responded."― Schuyler Fisk "Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year."― Franklin P. Adams "Happiness lies first of all in health."― George William Curtis