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 More Quotes by Wilma Rudolph More Quotes From 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. Wilma Rudolph runningmotivationalinspirational 'I can't' are two words that have never been in my vocabulary. I believe in me more than anything in this world. Wilma Rudolph perseverancesuccesshappiness Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Wilma Rudolph winningrunningsports When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome. Wilma Rudolph determinationpositiveinspirational 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 successmotivationalhappiness My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother. Wilma Rudolph doctorsbeliefmother No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you. Wilma Rudolph accomplishmatterhelping 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 giving-updeterminationmotivational Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle. Wilma Rudolph motivationalsportsbelieve I had a series of childhood illnesses... scarlet fever.... pneumonia.... Polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years old. My life wasn't like the average person who grew up and decided to enter the world of sports. Wilma Rudolph pneumoniaaveragesports The triumph can't be had without the struggle. Wilma Rudolph perseverancesuccesshappiness I knew that whatever I set my mind to do. I could do. Wilma Rudolph mind 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 airfeelingsrunning The triumph can't be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. 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 dreammotivationalsports The potential for greatness lives within us all. Wilma Rudolph inspirational-sportsgreatnessathlete I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself. Wilma Rudolph being-yourselfconfidenceimportant I know black women in Tennessee who have worked all their lives, from the time they were twelve years old to the day they died. These women don't listen to the women's liberation rhetoric because they know that it's nothing but a bunch of white women who had certain life-styles and who want to change those life-styles. Wilma Rudolph changewhiteyears 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 disciplinecitiessuccess I don't consciously try to be a role model, so I don't know if I am or not. That's for other people to decide. Wilma Rudolph role-modelstryingpeople My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces. Wilma Rudolph motivationalinspirationallife
