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…

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I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the...

I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the...

I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.

I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life,...

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life,...

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are...

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are...

It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I...

It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I...

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.

The triumph cannot be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I...

The triumph cannot be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I...

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

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

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.

The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces...

I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces...

My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would....

My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would....

When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God...

When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God...

Black women . . . work because their husbands can't make enough money at their...

Black women . . . work because their husbands can't make enough money at their...

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination,...

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination,...

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew...

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew...

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

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

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that...

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that...

Get up tomorrow early in the morning, and earlier than you did today, and do...

Get up tomorrow early in the morning, and earlier than you did today, and do...