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 don't know why I run so fast. I just run.
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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 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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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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By the time I was 12 I was challenging every boy in our neighborhood at running, jumping, everything.
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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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'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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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 believe in me more than anything in this world.
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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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When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God, why was I here? What was my purpose? Surely, it wasn't just to win three gold medals. There has to be more to this life than that.
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The triumph can't be had without the struggle.