I'm in my prime. There's no goal too far, no mountain too high.

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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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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 tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.

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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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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 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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The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever.

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I know black women in Tennessee who have worked all their lives, from the time they were twelve years old to the day they died. These women don't listen to the women's liberation rhetoric because they know that it's nothing but a bunch of white women who had certain life-styles and who want to change those life-styles.

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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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