I'm in my prime. There's no goal too far, no mountain too high. Wilma Rudolph More Quotes by Wilma Rudolph More Quotes From Wilma Rudolph 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 accomplishment success sports 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. Wilma Rudolph transition gold winning I would be disappointed if I were remembered as a runner because I feelthat my contribution to the youth of America has far exceeded the woman who was the Olympic champion. Wilma Rudolph champion would-be america I believe in me more than anything in this world. Wilma Rudolph i-believe believe world I thought I'd never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner -- every time she ran, I ran. Wilma Rudolph ran florence Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life. Wilma Rudolph sometimes life years Black women . . . work because their husbands can't make enough money at their jobs to keep everything going. . . . They don't go to work to find fulfillment, or adventure, or glamour and romance, like so many white women think they are doing. Black women work out of necessity. Wilma Rudolph husband adventure jobs But when you come from a large, wonderful family, there's always a way to achieve your goals. Wilma Rudolph goal wonderful way What do you do after you are world-famous and nineteen or twenty and you have sat with prime ministers, kings and queens, the Pope? Do you go back home and take a job? What do you do to keep your sanity? You come back to the real world. Wilma Rudolph queens kings jobs By the time I was 12 I was challenging every boy in our neighborhood at running, jumping, everything. Wilma Rudolph jumping running boys I don't know why I run so fast. I just run. Wilma Rudolph running-fast knows running 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 myself angry sick time When I ran, I felt like a butterfly that was free. Wilma Rudolph free like butterfly felt 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 you time thinking No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you. Wilma Rudolph somebody make you matter 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 job you struggle world 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 wrong old something me 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 college education fame people 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 good me positive life 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 challenge job me life
