More Quotes by Wilma Rudolph
The potential for greatness lives within us all.
i thought I'd never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner -- every time she ran, I ran.
No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.
What do you do after you are world-famous and nineteen or twenty and you have sat with prime ministers, kings and queens, the Pope? Do you go back home and take a job? What do you do to keep your sanity? You come back to the real world.
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.
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.
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.
I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.
But when you come from a large, wonderful family, there's always a way to achieve your goals.
I knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do.
