Author: Wilma Rudolph

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

- 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

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

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

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