The potential for greatness lives within us all.

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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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Believe me, the reward is not so great 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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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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When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.

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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 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 knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do.

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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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