Flo Jo was a true example of natural beauty :)...she had long natural hair, long natural nails, and was naturally beautiful in every way. And she was talented on top of all that she is my hero :)
@unknown-lf6zx Maybe Jada Pinkett Smith? With a few makeup and hair tweaks. That's who I came up with just now. Then I looked it up online and I see that many people think Tiffany Haddish could play her. That's a good one too.
She no doubt inspired decades of girls to get into track! Legend and such an elegant lady too! I often wonder how Al and his daughter are doing. They were so close so I can’t imagine how hard that was/is. RIP Flo Jo ❤️ 🏃♀️
I was 16 in 1984, there was nobody still to this day that I've ever admired Mohamed Ali was close, but flo jo was the most amazing woman I'd ever seen. To all that watch this you must feel the same. If you were there to be blessed enough to witness her amazing accomplishments you just need only to close your eyes for a brief moment and remember this very awesome amazing human being the world had for a short time. You are missed amazing flo jo😢😢😢
She was always such a humble woman with beauty and all of her attributes she never use them for her Advantage she just was you don't see that too often these days Beyonce is the same way in terms of being humble and both are family-oriented individuals rest in peace Flo-Jo I remember her workout video my friend Stacy on it on VHS she was all about Fitness as well
On September 21, 1998, Griffith-Joyner died in her sleep at the age of 38. Her death was investigated by the sheriff-coroner's office. The cause of death was suffocation during a severe epileptic seizure. The Orange County coroner's office noted that the autopsy records showed that she did not die from drugs or banned substances and that tissue and organ tests revealed none of the changes associated with recent steroid use. We love you Flo Jo, R.I.P.
+1greenMitsi I know that all I'm saying is that when random testing came in. I.E they could come round your house and test you she retired. she could have made a ton of money and no one has ever got near her world records. just don't sit right
The sheriff-coroner's office announced Florence had suffered an epileptic seizure brought on by a congenital abnormality in her brain. Her body had locked up while she was sleeping facedown, and she had suffocated in her pillow.
I despise stupid people: "After her death in 1998, Prince Alexandre de Merode, the Chairman of the International Olympic Committee's medical commission, claimed that Joyner was singled out for extra, rigorous drug testing during the 1988 Olympic Games because of rumors of steroid use. De Merode told The New York Times that Manfred Donike, who was at that time considered to be the foremost expert on drugs and sports, failed to discover any banned substances during that testing."
@YaBoiBalla1 Before the 1988 season, Griffith Joyner's best 100 meter time was 10.96 seconds. In 1988 she improved that by 0.47 seconds... There is nothing left to be said.
The record should not have stood as stated by IAAF "All scientific studies commissioned by the IAAF and independent organisations have since confirmed there was an illegal tailwind of between 5 m/s - 7 m/s at the time. This should have annulled the legality of this result, although the IAAF has chosen not to take this course of action"
This is a fascinating interview. Her targeting the World Record in the 400m may have contributed to the other 400m competitors having such fantastic 400m races at Atlanta. 96 was such a high quality field.
Isn't it amazing that black people have always been the best athletes in the world and still, someone will imply that in order to do so, we must cheat?
A beautiful person in every way; all the fools on here talking about her using steroids make me laugh; none of them have a shred of evidence to prove it, but they are adamant she used drugs....funny.....lol. But her premature passing away was very very sad indeed; those who rant should remember that she wasnt just an athlete; she was an adored wife, mother, sister too:(RIP FloJo; God broke the mould after he made you ;)
Florence Griffith- Joyner: GOD ALMIGHTY Allow "Special Things" To Happen For "Special Reasons." Flo Jo" Was Born Into This World For An "Exceptional Reason." Everything She Did Got "Special" Attention From The "Public" And "Society" Took It Into An "Exaggeration" "Aggravation" Perception. Jealousy And Envy Were Flo-Jo's Adversities; Sad, But True. Florence Griffith-Joyner Was Chosen By GOD ALMIGHTY To Perform In "The Way" She Did!!!!!** She Love Being Around People, And Everything She Did Prospered. Please, Don't Down Her?!!? Her "Work Was Finished, And She Her "Legacy For Us To Cherish Always!!!!!** "Peace"
Have any of you naysayers ever thought that she could be innocent? What if after all of this time you have been attempting to sling mud on her name and it turns out she was innocent after all? She was such a beautiful lady inside and out. Not to mention a heck of an athlete!
i'm sorry, i got to say it; what an incredibly beautiful woman. i'm sad she is no longer with us, i bet she'd be just as beuatiful now, if not more so.
People are smart enough to run their mouths and "speculate" on whether or not she used drugs...but dont have the natural God given ability to be able to use their OWN computer to research this beautiful woman before making vile comments. Amazing.
She was drug tested before every race. If you are in the Olympics, don't you think they would test rigorously? If you did more research, then you would know why she died and all of her past drug tests were negative. I smell jealousy.
After all the training. Relaxation is the key in the sprint. That’s it!!!! She kept telling them over and over again. People talking about she was doping! Not at all!!!
@emi1chin No...what's "sad' is the fact that you didn't personally know this woman. You knew nothing about her. You may have seen a few of her races but you didn't know her or about her training regimen and how hard she was on her body and how she pushed herself not only physically, but more MENTALLY than anything else, because as the most elite and gifted athletes can tell you, if you can envision succeeding while doing your sport, most of the time, you win. She didn't use steroids.
You have had one of the nicest comments I have read on her. People are so hateful and jealous of her talent. I can see God shaking his head at these stupid people.
The result of her death was never proven to be due to drugs.That being said they could not test her for PED use because she did not have enough urine in her bladder and further stated that they could not accurately test her if use wasn't recent.
1. her remarkable change of appearance that took place extremely late in her career. A dramatic transformation from a slender, slight runner into a muscle bound freak. Athletes at the time commented on this...2. the massive improvement that took place within one year very late in her career when she was relatively old at 28/29 when she went from 10.9 to 10.49!
@DiegoMarradona76 True, and this is one of many she'd had. Her condition is something doctors determined to be a defect, and not something self-inflicted.
The steroids didnt hve nythin to do w/ her death. If u clowns wuld read she had somethn in her brain tht madd her more likely to ger seizures yall ignorant she is deas n yall stil tlkn bout some damn juice. She nice as shit
@YaBoiBalla1 It took Usain Bolt 4 years to lower half a second at the 200m (his favourite back then). Imagine half a second at the 100m ??? That is simply impossible, even more when at the top already...
I couldn't care less if Flo Jo or any of them juice, to me it makes it more interesting. . that being said if you check your news everyday more and more is coming to light about who has and had been doping. Unfortunately Flo jo is at the top of the list . I know Vic Conte (Balco) is hated by all though he was right about every single athlete he blew the whistle on . I read only this morning that even Jackie joyner kersee admitted to knowing Flo Jo was using HGH and witnessed her injecting it ! The article went through all the ways it was covered up , they wanted to make flo jo a star ! And for those who think Usain Bolt is clean .. get ready for a massive slap in the face ..
There was never any proof that FloJo was using Steroids or other PED's and Jackie Joyner Kersee has never admitted to witnessing her doing any of that shit.
@bubblebeats1919 I know; they were incredible! Not false either;) She was so beautiful:( So sad that she passed away so young:(RIP FloJo; sadly missed.
Not true at all that my auntie your speaking on she just has talent we are a direct bloodline from JESUS christ she is the best because of this and I'm the best rapper in the world no steroids.its easy to judge did you see her do any steroids no you probably a person who has not achieved many things in life because of this thought form. it does not take drugs to be the best it take heart faith and hard work and a person who does not feel this way is nothing more then a robot!
As if shs was ever going fo make the marathon or even the 400 8 years after retiring, there arent enough extra drugs she could take, she was a liar watch her 10.49 interview where she says the wind was down when everyone else racing said it was up,
ed chapman but it was between 2.7 and 5.4 for every other heat. Sheila Echols ran 10.83 Diane Williams 10.86 never touched these times again. Echols best outside this meet was 11.01 Diane Williams in 1983 ran 10.94 and in 1988 outside this meet was 11.1 but if you wanna believe the wind was down for this one heat.
Wow, I'm 13 years late on watching this video but it's right on time in my life. I've really become more of a fan the past years but especially when I began enjoying track for myself. Thanks for the interview 🤎 Peace to ALL here 🕊️ @drjeanco
Take a look back at her times over history. Every race over 100m and 200m, plot them on a graph. Do the same for any other athlete in the last 10 years. Look at the changes in the times and the period of her carrer. I am not making any acusations it would be wrong. Then look if can can at the type of training she was doing. If you really look hard enough you'll find the answers
I worked on her Essence cover , I was an assistant stylist at the time and she was the nicest person I've ever met. killer body. a total sweetheart.
She seemed like such a kind person! So down to earth yet so beautiful. You were fortunate to have met her!
She was perfection. I can’t imagine being around her without staring. Total Smokeshow.
❤🎉🏃🏾♀️🥇
Flo Jo was a true example of natural beauty :)...she had long natural hair, long natural nails, and was naturally beautiful in every way. And she was talented on top of all that she is my hero :)
She wore weave. FYI
@@maxineshaw3259 there was also something with her (not)
being a 'natural athlete' ..
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@@lws7394hearsay!
@@lws7394hearsay!
21 years ago today, the world lost FloJo. I wish there was a movie made about her.
Tiffany haddish Will play flojo's story in a film, just wait
Who should play her? I agree!
@@unknown-lf6zx Flo jo
@unknown-lf6zx Maybe Jada Pinkett Smith? With a few makeup and hair tweaks. That's who I came up with just now.
Then I looked it up online and I see that many people think Tiffany Haddish could play her. That's a good one too.
Sanaa Lathan my suggestion
Flo Jo was the best RIP.
She no doubt inspired decades of girls to get into track! Legend and such an elegant lady too! I often wonder how Al and his daughter are doing. They were so close so I can’t imagine how hard that was/is. RIP Flo Jo ❤️ 🏃♀️
I was 16 in 1984, there was nobody still to this day that I've ever admired Mohamed Ali was close, but flo jo was the most amazing woman I'd ever seen. To all that watch this you must feel the same. If you were there to be blessed enough to witness her amazing accomplishments you just need only to close your eyes for a brief moment and remember this very awesome amazing human being the world had for a short time. You are missed amazing flo jo😢😢😢
She was always such a humble woman with beauty and all of her attributes she never use them for her Advantage she just was you don't see that too often these days Beyonce is the same way in terms of being humble and both are family-oriented individuals rest in peace Flo-Jo I remember her workout video my friend Stacy on it on VHS she was all about Fitness as well
she gave a wonderful interviews, always remained calm and self-processed
On September 21, 1998, Griffith-Joyner died in her sleep at the age of 38. Her death was investigated by the sheriff-coroner's office. The cause of death was suffocation during a severe epileptic seizure. The Orange County coroner's office noted that the autopsy records showed that she did not die from drugs or banned substances and that tissue and organ tests revealed none of the changes associated with recent steroid use. We love you Flo Jo, R.I.P.
Exactly .
Beautiful talent 💖💖Waay before my time but wow what a sprinter..like a gazelle 💯👏👏💝
Beautiful woman, a real inspiration. Such a strong athlete and yet so feminine, such a gift from God
She was beautiful, and reminds me of Sade!
all the black women r beautiful
+N. Shields (The Poet) Yes both of them are Capricorns
I'm Capricorn too and I can't even look in the mirror cause my shiny brilliance is overwhelming even fur mi.
GAWD DA GLARE 😆
Lol I agree. Capricorns are beautiful naturally!
Yes my mother who's a capricorn included
She was a beautiful lady I liked her and was very sad to lose her along with her little girl so respect her legacy.
I like Flo Jo..... she was pretty and seemed like a natural
Super Star.
She’s so beautiful inside and out. What a lovely, humble, strong, determined woman. RIP.
So elegant and beautiful!!! A class act and best of all time.
A real life wonder woman. Beautiful, strong, kind. What a loss.
Most beautiful Athlete Ever
As if speed wasn't enough, as if beauty wasn't enough, as if eloquence wasn't enough, as if class wasn't enough.
Such beauty bless her heart she made us 🇺🇸 proud. Young girl all around the world aspire to be like her to this day ♥️
lance Armstrong went years without testing positive , also she retired when random testing came in. you have to ask yourself why
she had been running since 84 dude, olypics are every 4 years
+1greenMitsi I know that all I'm saying is that when random testing came in. I.E they could come round your house and test you she retired. she could have made a ton of money and no one has ever got near her world records. just don't sit right
and what year was that? ypou realize she peaked in 88, how many years do you think runners remain at their peak?
+1greenMitsi Usain Bolt is going to his fourth Olympics this year, so I think it's longer than a couple of years
are you gonna take an extreme case and use it as a blanket ro prove your point? How many olympics do 100m - 200m runners go to?
What an exceptional human being. The world became poorer with her passing.
She was so pretty.
The sheriff-coroner's office announced Florence had suffered an epileptic seizure brought on by a congenital abnormality in her brain. Her body had locked up while she was sleeping facedown, and she had suffocated in her pillow.
That's true .
Exactly right. RIP Flojo 💝
RIP Flo Jo
Correction:
And She Left Her "Legacy" For Us To Cherish Always!!!!!** "Peace"
8:24 "Set your own standards."
i wish we saw her race in 96 would have been awsome to see her against cathy freeman
I despise stupid people: "After her death in 1998, Prince Alexandre de Merode, the Chairman of the International Olympic Committee's medical commission, claimed that Joyner was singled out for extra, rigorous drug testing during the 1988 Olympic Games because of rumors of steroid use. De Merode told The New York Times that Manfred Donike, who was at that time considered to be the foremost expert on drugs and sports, failed to discover any banned substances during that testing."
Yeah because every test Florence took randomly all came back negative .
@YaBoiBalla1 Before the 1988 season, Griffith Joyner's best 100 meter time was 10.96 seconds. In 1988 she improved that by 0.47 seconds... There is nothing left to be said.
What an Elegant and intelligent Beauty.
A wonderful lady indeed with intelligent insite about focus in competition.
Hahaha....100m, 200m, and 400m?!??! And qualify for the Olympic Marathon??!?!?!
Boy, I wish I could do that. That's Super Woman.
😂😂
Beautiful. Still the WORLD RECORD HOLDER!
yes cause it was drug up! you people suppose to want to die when u see Jamaican on the track!
No it wasn't Camar .
Camar Dunkley dont be a dummy...she win it fair and square
From the look of things, no woman will ever break her records. Let them all dope , they won't be able to break the records set by her.
Well they can't beat it. Because they test for HGH today. They didn't back then.
The record should not have stood as stated by IAAF "All scientific studies commissioned by the IAAF and independent organisations have since confirmed there was an illegal tailwind of between 5 m/s - 7 m/s at the time. This should have annulled the legality of this result, although the IAAF has chosen not to take this course of action"
This is a fascinating interview. Her targeting the World Record in the 400m may have contributed to the other 400m competitors having such fantastic 400m races at Atlanta. 96 was such a high quality field.
Did Flo jo pass before the 96 olympics?
My nail inspiration ❤️
Isn't it amazing that black people have always been the best athletes in the world and still, someone will imply that in order to do so, we must cheat?
THEE BEST. Period
SO was Marion Jones and SHE was the one who blew the whistle on herself because she panicked.... That is a FACT!
I wish she had been in the 400m!! Perec, Freeman and FloJo!
Rest in peace Flo Jo, God blessed you and no one can touch that.
Amazing woman!
A beautiful person in every way; all the fools on here talking about her using steroids make me laugh; none of them have a shred of evidence to prove it, but they are adamant she used drugs....funny.....lol. But her premature passing away was very very sad indeed; those who rant should remember that she wasnt just an athlete; she was an adored wife, mother, sister too:(RIP FloJo; God broke the mould after he made you ;)
I wished she lived 😔. I love her soo much. RIP 🤍🤍
Florence Griffith- Joyner:
GOD ALMIGHTY Allow "Special Things" To Happen For "Special Reasons." Flo Jo" Was Born Into This World For An "Exceptional Reason." Everything She Did Got "Special" Attention From The "Public" And "Society" Took It Into An "Exaggeration" "Aggravation" Perception. Jealousy And Envy Were Flo-Jo's Adversities; Sad, But True. Florence Griffith-Joyner Was Chosen By GOD ALMIGHTY To Perform In "The Way" She Did!!!!!** She Love Being Around People, And Everything She Did Prospered.
Please, Don't Down Her?!!? Her "Work Was Finished, And She Her "Legacy For Us To Cherish Always!!!!!** "Peace"
flo jo did not use steroids.
Have any of you naysayers ever thought that she could be innocent? What if after all of this time you have been attempting to sling mud on her name and it turns out she was innocent after all? She was such a beautiful lady inside and out. Not to mention a heck of an athlete!
No, we haven't - Because every piece of logical information points at her being a big, fat cheat.
Jack Ward yet you still don't have proof so.. CASE CLOSED!
Jack Ward you don't have any proof to support that misinformation at all that Flo Jo cheated by using steroids cause she never did .
jackie joyner kersey was playa hating😂
Beautiful soul.
i'm sorry, i got to say it; what an incredibly beautiful woman. i'm sad she is no longer with us, i bet she'd be just as beuatiful now, if not more so.
The 90s reboot this for clarity a d I love a man that cries as well in touch with his emotions love it
What a classy lady!
She never cheated !
People are smart enough to run their mouths and "speculate" on whether or not she used drugs...but dont have the natural God given ability to be able to use their OWN computer to research this beautiful woman before making vile comments. Amazing.
YaBoiBalla1 8 years late but totally agree!
My, what a deep voice you have, Florence.
Which is she something she didn't have .
sound like a grown woman
Her voice sounds like a man’s.
so pretty
She was drug tested before every race. If you are in the Olympics, don't you think they would test rigorously? If you did more research, then you would know why she died and all of her past drug tests were negative. I smell jealousy.
And relaxation is the key 🔑
After all the training. Relaxation is the key in the sprint. That’s it!!!! She kept telling them over and over again. People talking about she was doping! Not at all!!!
@emi1chin No...what's "sad' is the fact that you didn't personally know this woman. You knew nothing about her. You may have seen a few of her races but you didn't know her or about her training regimen and how hard she was on her body and how she pushed herself not only physically, but more MENTALLY than anything else, because as the most elite and gifted athletes can tell you, if you can envision succeeding while doing your sport, most of the time, you win. She didn't use steroids.
I miss Charlie rose's unique interviews.
You have had one of the nicest comments I have read on her. People are so hateful and jealous of her talent. I can see God shaking his head at these stupid people.
The result of her death was never proven to be due to drugs.That being said they could not test her for PED use because she did not have enough urine in her bladder and further stated that they could not accurately test her if use wasn't recent.
everyone who says she cheated uses one test and one test alone: she was faster than anyone else, so she must be doping. Brilliant logic!
She wasn't doping period .
1. her remarkable change of appearance that took place extremely late in her career. A dramatic transformation from a slender, slight runner into a muscle bound freak. Athletes at the time commented on this...2. the massive improvement that took place within one year very late in her career when she was relatively old at 28/29 when she went from 10.9 to 10.49!
she wasn't really muscle bound
she was 5'7 and weighed 130 lbs
130 lbs is light for a woman that is 5'7
Her voice became much deeper in this interview. If you look closely, she was even growing upper lip hair.
@@emichin7010 ignorant
@TheInezabell Thank you for this comment. I greatly appreciate it.
Looking back on my comment about Florence Joyner, I feel shame. My remarks were out of order. For those whom I"ve offended, I'm sincerely sorry.
DAMN! I miss Flojo! Only Carmelita Jeter is close but only one Flojo!!
witlow1 I’m 7 year late but #FACTS!
No, she got an injury I believe. Would've been something to have seen her again at top level competition.
So gracias 🏃🏾♀️🥇
@DiegoMarradona76 True, and this is one of many she'd had. Her condition is something doctors determined to be a defect, and not something self-inflicted.
Wait her nails were real? I thought they were fake omg 😆
@YaBoiBalla1 Do you really think drugs she'd taken in 88 when she ran 10,49 would show in tests 10 years later??? LOL
The steroids didnt hve nythin to do w/ her death. If u clowns wuld read she had somethn in her brain tht madd her more likely to ger seizures yall ignorant she is deas n yall stil tlkn bout some damn juice. She nice as shit
All cheaters have a sweet story until they get caught.
Their story is still sweeter than a nobody hater like you 😊
Amazing how her voice turned back to feminine after her retirement.
@YaBoiBalla1 It took Usain Bolt 4 years to lower half a second at the 200m (his favourite back then). Imagine half a second at the 100m ??? That is simply impossible, even more when at the top already...
God bless you
I couldn't care less if Flo Jo or any of them juice, to me it makes it more interesting. . that being said if you check your news everyday more and more is coming to light about who has and had been doping. Unfortunately Flo jo is at the top of the list . I know Vic Conte (Balco) is hated by all though he was right about every single athlete he blew the whistle on . I read only this morning that even Jackie joyner kersee admitted to knowing Flo Jo was using HGH and witnessed her injecting it ! The article went through all the ways it was covered up , they wanted to make flo jo a star !
And for those who think Usain Bolt is clean .. get ready for a massive slap in the face ..
There was never any proof that FloJo was using Steroids or other PED's and Jackie Joyner Kersee has never admitted to witnessing her doing any of that shit.
WONDERFUL ROLE MODEL!!!
@bubblebeats1919 I know; they were incredible! Not false either;) She was so beautiful:( So sad that she passed away so young:(RIP FloJo; sadly missed.
When was this interview done
Charlie, stop interrupting her!
God I love her
Que bonita era, fue la Mujer Maravilla de las pistas!!!
Clearly she didn't die from steroids, she died 10 years after retirement. What she needs steroids for?
@ImSoFreakingAwsome I accept your criticism. I should not have commented, and I'm sorry. My purpose was not to be disrespectful.
Can't take anything she says seriously. She was a cheat unfortunately.
She wasn't a cheat she played by the rules .
Doper
Lying bastard.
R.i.p. Cousin
Hi Flo Jo was your Cousin?
Not true at all that my auntie your speaking on she just has talent we are a direct bloodline from JESUS christ she is the best because of this and I'm the best rapper in the world no steroids.its easy to judge did you see her do any steroids no you probably a person who has not achieved many things in life because of this thought form. it does not take drugs to be the best it take heart faith and hard work and a person who does not feel this way is nothing more then a robot!
@Hever73 michael johnson was caught, and exposed wasn't he?
She's beautiful :) just don't like her long nails lol
As if shs was ever going fo make the marathon or even the 400 8 years after retiring, there arent enough extra drugs she could take, she was a liar watch her 10.49 interview where she says the wind was down when everyone else racing said it was up,
ed chapman but it was between 2.7 and 5.4 for every other heat. Sheila Echols ran 10.83 Diane Williams 10.86 never touched these times again. Echols best outside this meet was 11.01 Diane Williams in 1983 ran 10.94 and in 1988 outside this meet was 11.1 but if you wanna believe the wind was down for this one heat.
Where the fuck you get off calling Flo Jo liar ?!
Wow, I'm 13 years late on watching this video but it's right on time in my life. I've really become more of a fan the past years but especially when I began enjoying track for myself. Thanks for the interview 🤎 Peace to ALL here 🕊️ @drjeanco
steroids talks all the time
Drugs were her choice she was super human athlete on the juice...
That was something she NEVER choose to do .
Take a look back at her times over history. Every race over 100m and 200m, plot them on a graph. Do the same for any other athlete in the last 10 years. Look at the changes in the times and the period of her carrer. I am not making any acusations it would be wrong. Then look if can can at the type of training she was doing. If you really look hard enough you'll find the answers
Wonder woman want no parts of her
HERO.........GOAT
what planet was flo jo on training for the marathon? even the 400m after 8 years out! she did this all for publicity!
No she didn't .
Beautiful lady.
@lilth501 she did, much better than every1 else out there today. watch the world record 4x400 relay and you will understand