Edwin Moses Quotes
Both parents supported my becoming a world class athlete. I always got my work done before playing. I always had to keep improving my skills in order to remain competitive and keep winning. I didn't get an athletics scholarship at a major school. I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching. I overcame size with mechanics. I used biomechanics to save time when I was competing. I wanted to go to medical school. But, I never got a college scholarship. I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large. I was always more of an academic than a jock. I went to Moorehouse College. There was no track and field there. In digital world, sport provides opportunity to bring people together. In particular, I studied German and Russian biomechanics. Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just wanted to see what I could do. 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. My father was also a principal of a school and mother was a curriculum advisor. Both were educators. My father was an all-American football player. One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that competition. Stretching was a major part of my 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.
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