More Quotes by Wilma Rudolph
Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.
My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.
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
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.
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.
When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.
I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.
I knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do.
No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.
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.
