I was black, studying physics and engineering. I was from a small school nobody ever heard of. Edwin Moses More Quotes by Edwin Moses More Quotes From Edwin Moses Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet. Edwin Moses inspirational-sportsathletemotivational There are so many people afraid of a task. They get so overwhelmed by the obstacles in front of them that they shy away from reaching beyond a position of safety. Edwin Moses safetytaskspeople You have to have already convinced yourself that you are going to win no matter what other influences are. Edwin Moses influencematterwinning I don't really see the hurdles. I sense them like a memory. Edwin Moses hurdleconfidencememories I always had to keep improving my skills in order to remain competitive and keep winning. Edwin Moses skillswinningorder No one runs fast without an extreme amount of training. Like today, you see kids walking around dribbling a basketball. I had a bag with track shoes in it, and I used to go to the track every day. Edwin Moses basketballrunningkids My father was an all-American football player. Edwin Moses playerfootballfather My father was also a principal of a school and mother was a curriculum advisor. Both were educators. Edwin Moses motherfatherschool Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just wanted to see what I could do. Edwin Moses let-it-gowantpeople I didn't get an athletics scholarship at a major school. Edwin Moses athleticsscholarshipschool Social ills: teenage pregnancy, gangs, children with behavioral problems. All these things can be alleviated if kids got more physical activity for starters. Edwin Moses teenagepregnancychildren I ran my first race the end of March, 1976. And less than four months later I was Olympic champion. But I had the background. It's not like I just ran one day and all of a sudden became a champion. It was a lot of work. Edwin Moses championone-dayrace I always got my work done before playing. Edwin Moses work-donedone The joint lubrication was not what it was when I was competing, and I decided that not having arthritis or rheumatism for the rest of my life was a lot more important to me than returning to the track. Edwin Moses jointstrackimportant I went to Moorehouse College. There was no track and field there. Edwin Moses track-and-fieldtrackcollege I overcame size with mechanics. Edwin Moses mechanicsize I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching. Edwin Moses injurypreparationproblem Stretching was a major part of my preparation. Edwin Moses stretchingpreparationmajors I used biomechanics to save time when I was competing. Edwin Moses competingused I wanted to go to medical school. But, I never got a college scholarship. Edwin Moses medicalcollegeschool
