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I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 18 during my freshman year at UCLA. I refused to accept it - and I hid it from my coaches and teammates. But ignoring my problem didn't make it go away.

~Jackie Joyner-Kersee

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Nationality: American

Born: March 3rd, 1962

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