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.
More Quotes by Lolo Jones
I didn't have a big-time contract out of college like most athletes. In fact I had no contract at all.
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.
Running was like the friend that never left. It was just always there.
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.
I listen to a lot of Christian music, and reading my Bible calms me down immensely.
When I'm standing in a stadium packed with 80,000 screaming fans, I can't just whip out my Bible before I run. That's when I start praying! It's so loud that I can't even hear what I'm saying, but it always helps.