The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.

Quote by Jesse Owens

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Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards...

Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards...

Life doesn't give you all the practice races you need.

Life doesn't give you all the practice races you need.

I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the...

I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the...

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.

The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.

A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any...

I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any...

Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing...

Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing...

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes...

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes...

Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White...

Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White...

One chance is all you need.

One chance is all you need.

If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's...

If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's...

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.

I'm famous for my bottom dances, but you'll only see my bum and willy if...

I'm famous for my bottom dances, but you'll only see my bum and willy if...

Mickey: Never say famous last words, because they could be.

Mickey: Never say famous last words, because they could be.

IGNORAMUS, n. A person unacquainted with certain kinds of knowledge familiar to yourself, and having...

IGNORAMUS, n. A person unacquainted with certain kinds of knowledge familiar to yourself, and having...

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous...