I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up.

Quote by Jesse Owens

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

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

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

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

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...

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself -...

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself -...

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...

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...

One chance is all you need.

One chance is all you need.

A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

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...

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.

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...

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.

FAMOUS, adj. Conspicuously miserable. Done to a turn on the iron, behold Him who to...

FAMOUS, adj. Conspicuously miserable. Done to a turn on the iron, behold Him who to...

I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is...

I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is...

You will hear more good things on the outside of a stagecoach from London to...

You will hear more good things on the outside of a stagecoach from London to...

You can get awful famous in this country in seven days.

You can get awful famous in this country in seven days.

The ceaseless, senseless demand for original scholarship in a number of fields, where only erudition...

The ceaseless, senseless demand for original scholarship in a number of fields, where only erudition...