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More Quotes by Wilma Rudolph
By the time I was 12 I was challenging every boy in our neighborhood at running, jumping, everything.
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.
I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.
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
Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.
I'm in my prime. There's no goal too far, no mountain too high.
I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.
Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.
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.
