Down South, there was the old 'ladies-don't-do-such-things' way of thinking. You couldn't be a lady and a good athlete at the same time.
Wilma RudolphRead
The potential for greatness lives within us all.
Interpretation
Everyone has the ability to achieve great things.
Wilma Rudolph's quote emphasizes that greatness is not reserved for a select few but is accessible to everyone. It encourages individuals to recognize and harness their inner potential to strive for greatness in their endeavors, regardless of their circumstances.
In practice
During a motivational speech at a graduation ceremony.
Down South, there was the old 'ladies-don't-do-such-things' way of thinking. You couldn't be a lady and a good athlete at the same time.
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 than that.
When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.
You become world famous, and you sit with kings and queens, and then your first job is just a job. You can't go back to living the way you did before because you've been taken out of one setting and shown the other. That becomes a struggle and makes you struggle.
The triumph can't be had without the struggle.
I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.
I always say three things make a writer: inspiration, obviously; perspiration, doing the work. But the third is desperation. I'm not really fit for anything else, or to have a real job. That fear drives me. The pressure has always been self inflicted.
I can't give up. It's a rap thang. And I ain't goin back to the crack game.
When I get up and work out, I'm working out just as much for my girls as I am for me, because I want them to see a mother who loves them dearly, who invests in them, but who also invests in herself. It's just as much about letting them know as young women that it is okay to put yourself a little higher on your priority list.
Always leave people with a solution; the heaven if you do versus the hell if you don't. If you're really skillful you can put the person into the future solution. Shoaff used to say, 'Jim, I can see you now in your new clothes, in your new home, in your new car. I can see others walking up to you.' The Promise of the Future is an Awesome Force!
When you see tears in my eyes, you see it's not about the wins or the losses, It's about the opportunity.
You gotta keep trying to find your niche and trying to fit into whatever slot that's left for you or to make one of your own.
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