Wilma Rudolph Quotes
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I'm in my prime. There's no goal too far, no mountain too high.
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I knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do.
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The triumph can't be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I have spent a lifetime trying to share what it has meant to be a woman first in the world of sports so that other young women have a chance to reach their dreams.
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I thought I'd never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner -- every time she ran, I ran.
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I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.
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I would be disappointed if I were remembered as a runner because I feelthat my contribution to the youth of America has far exceeded the woman who was the Olympic champion.
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I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.
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I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.
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By the time I was 12 I was challenging every boy in our neighborhood at running, jumping, everything.
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Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.
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It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets.
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Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.
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Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.
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But when you come from a large, wonderful family, there's always a way to achieve your goals.
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No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.
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I don't consciously try to be a role model, so I don't know if I am or not. That's for other people to decide.
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My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.
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Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.
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'I can't' are two words that have never been in my vocabulary. I believe in me more than anything in this world.
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I believe in me more than anything in this world.
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The triumph can't be had without the struggle.
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I had a series of childhood illnesses... scarlet fever.... pneumonia.... Polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years old. My life wasn't like the average person who grew up and decided to enter the world of sports.
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When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.
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Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.