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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.
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 tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.
I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.
The triumph can't be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I have spent a lifetime trying to share what it has meant to be a woman first in the world of sports so that other young women have a chance to reach their dreams.
No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.
I'm in my prime. There's no goal too far, no mountain too high.
My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.
The potential for greatness lives within us all.
Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.
