Edwin Moses Quotes

"My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: Athletes, Training)

"Stretching was a major part of my preparation."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: Preparation)

"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
(Related: Life, Rest)

"Both parents supported my becoming a world class athlete."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: Class, Parents, World)

"One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that competition."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: Competition)

"Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just wanted to see what I could do."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: People, Want)

"In particular, I studied German and Russian biomechanics."
- Edwin Moses

"In digital world, sport provides opportunity to bring people together."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: People, Opportunity, World)

"I went to Moorehouse College. There was no track and field there."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: College)

"I didn't get an athletics scholarship at a major school."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: School)

"I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large."
- Edwin Moses

"I wanted to go to medical school. But, I never got a college scholarship."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: Medical, College, School)

"I used biomechanics to save time when I was competing."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: Time)

"I always got my work done before playing."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: Work)

"I overcame size with mechanics."
- Edwin Moses

"I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: Injury, Preparation, Problems)

"I always had to keep improving my skills in order to remain competitive and keep winning."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: Winning, Order)

"I was always more of an academic than a jock."
- Edwin Moses

"My father was an all-American football player."
- Edwin Moses
(Related: Father, Football)