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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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More Quotes by Wilma Rudolph
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.
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.
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.
By the time I was 12 I was challenging every boy in our neighborhood at running, jumping, everything.
My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.
I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.
I believe in me more than anything in this world.
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.
The potential for greatness lives within us all.
The triumph can't be had without the struggle.
