Author Bio
Jackie Joyner-Kersee is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the most popular and recognized celebrity-athletes in the world. Along with basketball great Michael Jordan, she is the co-chairman of P.L.A.Y., Nike's youth foundation; she is a highly sought-after motivational speaker; and she currently plays with the Richmond Rage of the Women's American Basketball League. She holds the world recorrd in the heptathlon and the national record in the long jump. She and her husband Bob Kersee share residences in California and Missouri.
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