The greatest female athlete of all time.

That's how sSports Illustrated For Women described Jackie Joyner-Kersee, a record holder in the heptathlon and long jump, and winner of several Olympic gold medals.

In this 1997 interview, Joyner-Kersee talks about her career, her asthma, and her late mother.

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