Wilma Rudolph Quotes

American - Athlete June 23, 1940 - November 12, 1994

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, Greatness, Influence

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

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

Inspirational, Sun, Mountain, I Can

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

Life, Learning, Failure, Great, Time

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

Struggle, Triumph, Without, Had

When I ran, I felt like a butterfly that was free. Wilma Rudolph

Butterfly, Free, Like, Felt, Ran

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

Never Give Up, Determination, Day, Never

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, Loved, Me, Feeling, Person, Air

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

Me, World, Believe, I Believe, Anything

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

Mother, Walk, Doctor, Me, Never, Again

After the scarlet fever and the whooping cough, I remember I started to get mad about it all... I went through the stage of asking myself, 'Wilma, what is this existence all about? Is it about being sick all the time? It can't be.' So I started getting angry about things, fighting back in a new way with a vengeance. Wilma Rudolph

Time, Myself, Angry, Sick, Fighting, New

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

You, Matter, Make, Somebody, Helps

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. Wilma Rudolph

Women, Dreams, Sports, Woman, World

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, Discipline, Me, Trying, You

Down South, there was the old 'ladies-don't-do-such-things' way of thinking. You couldn't be a lady and a good athlete at the same time. Wilma Rudolph

Good, Time, Thinking, You, Down, Lady

I was six years old before I realized that there was something wrong with me... But I did have this crooked left leg, and my left foot was turned inward. Wilma Rudolph

Me, Wrong, Something, Old, Years, Left

You become world famous, and you sit with kings and queens, and then your first job is just a job. You can't go back to living the way you did before because you've been taken out of one setting and shown the other. That becomes a struggle and makes you struggle. Wilma Rudolph

Struggle, Job, Famous, World, You, Kings

No one has a life where everything that happened was good. I think the thing that made life good for me is that I never looked back. I've always been positive, no matter what happened. Wilma Rudolph

Life, Positive, Good, Me, Think, Matter

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

Gold, Me, Accomplishment, Feeling, Three

They would say, 'If you run around too much as a girl, you'll never be able to have children.' The running was supposed to be too much strain for your body, and your body would never be the same again. Wilma Rudolph

Girl, Children, Body, You, Run, Never

In college, I was an education major and qualified for several jobs. But the fame that came with the Olympic medals was too threatening to many people. Wilma Rudolph

Education, College, People, Fame, Medals

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

Family, Goals, You, Achieve, Way, Always

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

Know, Run, Fast, Why, Just

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

Life, Sometimes, Years, Your, Happened

Later on in life, I discovered that in order for me to be successful, I had to have a challenge. I can't do a nine to five job. Wilma Rudolph

Life, Challenge, Job, Me, Order, Five

There were good jobs, but they were never what I wanted to do. Somehow, people always thought of Wilma Rudolph as a threat. Wilma Rudolph

Good, People, Thought, Never, Always

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