I had a series of childhood illnesses... scarlet fever.... pneumonia.... Polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years old. My life wasn't like the average person who grew up and decided to enter the world of sports.
The potential for greatness lives within us all. - Wilma Rudolph
The potential for greatness lives within us all.
- Wilma Rudolph
Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle. - Wilma Rudolph
Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.
I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself. - Wilma Rudolph
I tell them that the most important aspect is to be yourself and have confidence in yourself.
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
My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.
My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother. - Wilma Rudolph
My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.
No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you. - Wilma Rudolph
No matter what great things you accomplish, somebody helps you.
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
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.…
When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome. - Wilma Rudolph
When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.
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
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…
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