Author: Wilma Rudolph

Quotes

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.

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

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

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

- Wilma Rudolph

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.

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

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

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

- Wilma Rudolph

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

- Wilma Rudolph

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

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

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.

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

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