Quotes by Wilma Rudolph

• The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever.
• I believe in me more than anything in this world.
• The triumph can't be had without the struggle.
• 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. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.
• Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.
• When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.
• Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.
• My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.
• It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets.
• 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 else happened.
• I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.
• Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle.
• I loved the feeling of freedom in running, the fresh air, the feeling that the only person I'm competing with is me.
• No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.
• Success is not measured by how high you climb, but by how many people you bring with you.
• The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun, but it's the one that stands tall and endures all elements.
• The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun, but it's the one that stands tall, weathering every challenge and embracing every ray of light.
• Success is not measured by how high you have climbed, but by how many people you have brought with you.
• Remember, the strongest trees are rooted in the darkest of soils.
• Success is measured not by how high you have climbed, but by how many people you have brought with you.
• The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun, but it's the one that stands tall and endures all seasons.
• The strongest oak tree is not the one that is protected from the storm but the one that stands in its path and endures its fury.
• Success is not measured by how high you have climbed but by how many people you brought with you.
• Success is not counted by how high you have climbed, but by how many people you have brought with you.
• Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit.
• Success is not counted by how high you have climbed, but by how many people you bring with you.
• Success is not defined by how high you have climbed but by how many people you have brought with you
• Success is not how high you have climbed, but how many people you bring with you.
• Success is not counted by how high you have climbed but by how many people you have brought with you.
• Success is not measured by how high we have climbed but by how many people we have lifted up with us.