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More Quotes by Wilma Rudolph
I knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do.
No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.
I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.
Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.
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.
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.
I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.
I'm in my prime. There's no goal too far, no mountain too high.
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.
The triumph can't be had without the struggle.
