I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.

- Wilma Rudolph

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

- Wilma Rudolph

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

- Wilma Rudolph

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what e…

- Wilma Rudolph

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time.…

- Wilma Rudolph

No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.

- Wilma Rudolph

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

- Wilma Rudolph

The potential for greatness lives within us all.

- Wilma Rudolph

My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.

- Wilma Rudolph