Wilma Rudolph Quotes

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When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.
Wilma Rudolph

Sun, Difficult, High

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.
Wilma Rudolph

Failure, Life, Time

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.
Wilma Rudolph

Dreams, Power, Human

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.
Wilma Rudolph

Give, Else, Sense

My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.
Wilma Rudolph

Mother, Again, Walk

I believe in me more than anything in this world.
Wilma Rudolph

The triumph can't be had without the struggle.
Wilma Rudolph

Struggle, Triumph

Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.
Wilma Rudolph

Life, Sometimes, Takes

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.
Wilma Rudolph

Life, Trying, Matter

Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.
Wilma Rudolph

Great, Struggle, Reward

I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.
Wilma Rudolph

Freedom, Feeling, Person

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.
Wilma Rudolph

Matter, Somebody, Helps

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.
Wilma Rudolph

Feeling, Away, Three

But when you come from a large, wonderful family, there's always a way to achieve your goals.
Wilma Rudolph

Family, Wonderful, Achieve

I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.
Wilma Rudolph

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: June 23, 1940

Died: November 12, 1994

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