When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God 'Why was I here? What was my purpose?' Surely, it wasn't just to win three gold medals. There has to be more to this life…

Quote by Wilma Rudolph

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No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.

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.

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...

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

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...

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

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

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What do you do after you are world famous and nineteen or twenty and you...

The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

The triumph can't be had without the struggle.

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

I believe in me more than anything in this world.

I believe in me more than anything in this world.

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

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

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

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

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

Believe me, the reward is not so great 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...

It is never too late to have a happy childhood

It is never too late to have a happy childhood

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Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood

Illness is the most heeded of doctors: to goodness and wisdom we only make promises;...

Illness is the most heeded of doctors: to goodness and wisdom we only make promises;...