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

Quote by Jesse Owens

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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...

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.

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...

One chance is all you need.

One chance is all you need.

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...

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...

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

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.

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.

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...

Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.

Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.

We need innovation in education and dedication to the task before us.

We need innovation in education and dedication to the task before us.

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of...

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of...

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to...

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to...

In my younger years my dedication may have expressed itself egotistically.

In my younger years my dedication may have expressed itself egotistically.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the...

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the...