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12 quotes by Bob Beamon

Updated on 6 August 2012. Robert "Bob" Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico Olympics in 1968, which remained the world record for 700122000000000000022 years, 7002316000000000000316 days until it was broken in 1991 by Mike Powell.
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Whatever you do, don't do it halfway.

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I think track is still one of the most exciting participant sports, but we haven't been able to capitalize on that excitement through television... →

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In Jamaica High School in New York, my coach was Larry Ellis, and he said I could probably make the Olympic team. He gave me something to shoot for.

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Basketball is big stuff in New York. If you're good in it, everybody respects you. Nobody would want to ruin your shooting eye or your shooting... →

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I had to get beat to understand how to win.

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When you can't read or write at 14 or 15, in most cases you're headed for trouble, and trouble was finding me.

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I always look back at when I didn't have a dream, when I didn't have a spirit. I didn't know what the Olympics was all about. I was just... →

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I like to listen to my iPod and also play music. I've been doing percussion since I was eight or nine. Rhythm is crucial in long jump but also in... →

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I'm Chief Executive Officer at Art of the Olympians Museum in Fort Myers, Florida, which was founded by my Mexico City teammate Al Oerter and his... →

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I've found that there's a lot to invigorate in any country or destination - it's all about how you look at it. I've never really had... →

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My participation in the Art of the Olympians is a natural extension of my athletic career. I find creating a piece of art in many respects mirrors my... →

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Sometimes when you've reached a peak experience, you look for other peak experiences... I'd always been interested in art. I was looking for... →

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